CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 — Page 199

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HONGKONG BRANCH OF CHINA ASSOCIATION

GENERAL COLIT TWEE,

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Horignongs

30th. July, 1896.

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Door Sirs

Important information has reached this

Branch in regard to the daaandonndo upon the Hongkong

Government by the Imperial Maritime Custome in connection

with the recent aceeasi on of territory to thie Colony.

the mottor has been before horittoo of this Branon

nds their rommet, I addrnes jou on the subject.

I am sending you at the same time a short wire as Tol-

1098:-

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*quatoms demand plenary powere Hongkong new territory. strongly crp060. betters follow."

You are fully somainted with cho poatelon occupied

by the Imporinl Maritime Custone in liongkong, at the

praaant monono, under the agents modo in Saptember,

1836, by the late Sir James Russell under the provisions

of the Chefoo Convention.

Por proso. 1 10

to say that that their pregonce in tho Colony

They have no official NOBILION. Fin of

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They are not recognised, in theory, the whole work

of the Customs is done on the opposite mainland of China.

Under the Denvention of the 0 June last, the whole

of the mainland opposite Hongkong and for a considerable

setanoo #act wnd west becomes practionlly British

tohe city of Kowloong. 狂わOLはh wo wired You,

openrose for oo yo a

This convention

has not yet been published in Rongkong;

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