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to see

by

what

means

the Chinese

Government could give effect to

such a proposal

without exposing

their revenue to risks which Her Majesty's Government would not be justified in asking them to

incur.

It appears to My Lords that Her Majesty's Government can hardly hope to combine the

advantages of retaining Hong Kong a British Possession, and of obtaining for it the privileges

of a Chinese Port.

Earl

Granville is aware

that goods shipped from Shanghae to Canton (e.g.) pay only half the export duty which is charged

on them when shipped to a foreign

port, such as

Singapore,

and that goods imported at Canton from Shanghae, pay

only half the import duty which

is charged upon them when imported from Hong Kong.

Under these circumstances,

My Lords are unaware of any arrangement by which a proper supervision could be exercised by the Chinese Customs Service of the trade between Hong

Kong

and the mainland, if the proposed privilege were granted, except by the establishment of a Chinese Custom House upon

the Island, a course which

would be certainly

most unusual

and

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189 to see by what means the Chinese Government could give effect to such a proposal without exposing their revenue to risks which Her Majesty's Government would not be justified in asking them to incur. It appears to My Lords that Her Majesty's Government can hardly hope to combine the advantages of retaining Hong Kong a British Possession, and of obtaining for it the privileges of a Chinese Port. Earl Granville is aware that goods shipped from Shanghae to Canton (e.g.) pay only half the export duty which is charged on them when shipped to a foreign port, such as Singapore, and that goods imported at Canton from Shanghae, pay only half the import duty which is charged upon them when imported from Hong Kong. Under these circumstances, My Lords are unaware of any arrangement by which a proper supervision could be exercised by the Chinese Customs Service of the trade between Hong Kong and the mainland, if the proposed privilege were granted, except by the establishment of a Chinese Custom House upon the Island, a course which would be certainly most unusual and
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189 to see by what means the Chinese Government could give effect to such a proposal without exposing their revenue to risks which Her Majesty's Government would not be justified in asking them to incur. It appears to My Lords that Her Majesty's Government can hardly hope to combine the advantages of retaining Hong Kong British Possessin, and of obtaining for it the privileges of a ада Chinese Port Earl Granville is aware that goods shipped from Shanghae to Canton (e. g) pay only half the export duty which is charged them when shipped to ирог foreign C foreign port, such as động trong and that goods imported at banton from Shanghae, pay only half the import duty which is charged upon them when imported from Hong Kong. Under these circumstances. My Lords are unaware of any arrangement by which a proper supervision could be exercised by the Chinese Customs Service - of the trade between Hong Kong and the mainland, if the were granted, proposed privilege except by the establishment of a Chinese Custom House upon the Island, a course which would be cei certainly most unusual and
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189

to see

by

what

means

the Chinese

Government could give effect to

such a proposal

without exposing

their revenue to risks which Her Majesty's Government would not be justified in asking them to

incur.

It appears to My Lords that Her Majesty's Government can hardly hope to combine the

advantages of retaining Hong Kong

British Possessin, and of obtaining for it the privileges

of a

ада

Chinese Port

Earl

Granville is aware

that goods shipped from Shanghae to Canton (e. g) pay only half the export duty which is charged

them when shipped to ирог

foreign

C

foreign port, such

as

động trong

and that goods imported at banton from Shanghae, pay

only half the import duty which

is charged upon them when imported from Hong Kong.

Under these circumstances.

My Lords are unaware of any arrangement by which a proper supervision could be exercised by the Chinese Customs Service - of the trade between Hong

Kong

and the mainland, if the were granted, proposed privilege except by the establishment of a Chinese Custom House upon

the Island, a course which

would be cei

certainly

most unusual

and

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