CO129-140 - Public Offices - 1869 — Page 202

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not aware of any arrangement & about a proper supervision could be exercised by the Chinese Customs Service on the trade between Hong Kong & the mainland, if the proposed frontier was extended. We are not in favour of the establishment of Chinese Customs House on the Island, where presence of Chinese officials would be most unusual & undesirable of course.

Nor would it be justified in depriving China of a proposal unless that fort de jure belongs to us in law & in fact way back. And even then it would be better that such an arrangement be effected by this...

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200 not aware of any arrangement & about a proper supervision could be exercised by the Chinese Customs Service on the trade between Hong Kong & the mainland, if the proposed frontier was extended. We are not in favour of the establishment of Chinese Customs House on the Island, where presence of Chinese officials would be most unusual & undesirable of course. Nor would it be justified in depriving China of a proposal unless that fort de jure belongs to us in law & in fact way back. And even then it would be better that such an arrangement be effected by this...
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5 200 hot aware of any arrangement & abut a proper supervision could be of arcised by the Chinese Antoms Service the Lade balerien Honry Kory I the mainland, if the bespored fanlege Wri panted, wust Gh atabilment of Cheners Culons House afen the Kland, whate прет would be most unusual & undesirable Cousse. for world Ali fot be justified in deepsing ofen China sait a proporal unless Mat fort de Jaw their wo iway 2- an effelical potution other back. And even then it world be better that such an array the effected by thi
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200

hot aware of any arrangement & abut a proper supervision could be of arcised

by the Chinese Antoms Service the Lade

balerien Honry Kory

I the mainland, if the bespored fanlege

Wri

panted, wust Gh

atabilment of

Cheners Culons House

afen the Kland, whate прет

would be

most

unusual & undesirable

Cousse.

for world

Ali fot be justified

in deepsing ofen China sait a proporal unless Mat fort de Jaw

their wo

iway

2- an

effelical potution

other back. And even then it world be better that such

an array

the effected by thi

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