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was raised at the time of the Convention and it would not be wise to raise it again.

As regards the concluding part of this paragraph on page 18, the whole report, based on information sent to us, indicates that the difficulty contemplated does not arise. It seems to me that the question is whether the northern boundary, inland, should be curved northwards for administrative reasons so as to include this Chinese town of Sham Chun. It might be well to avoid the constant difficulties, smuggling, and otherwise, which might arise if this town - the administrative centre of the district - is left just outside the boundary and to suggest that it should be included in the leased area or, if this is refused, that the custom house there should be in charge of the Hong Kong government, to which there could be no more objection than to a Chinese custom house in Hong Kong. This question must be settled before the boundary can be delimited, and the final demarcation probably embodied in a new Order in Council and suggested by the Foreign Office.

Leaving out further details at present, as time is pressing - it seems to me that the following action should be taken without further delay.

Compliment M. Lockhart on the report - it is well deserved - and ask him when he can go out. We will receive further instructions. He is prepared to go about the middle of next month and wishes very much to be on the spot when the territory is taken over.
Send a copy of the report to the War Office, call the attention of the Intelligence Department to the officers mentioned in it, mark the letter Confidential, and invite observations if the War Office wish to make any. Send also to Sir W. Hamilton and ask for his support.
Send a copy confidentially to the Admiralty - call attention to the officers mentioned and note the necessity for a survey of Deep Bay. M. Lockhart tells me that there is a surveying ship at Wei-hai-wei which [page 3]

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was raised at the time of the Convention and it would not be wise to raise it again.As regards the concluding part of this paragraph on page 18, the whole report, based on information sent to us, indicates that the difficulty contemplated does not arise. It seems to me that the question is whether the northern boundary, inland, should be curved northwards for administrative reasons so as to include this Chinese town of Sham Chun. It might be well to avoid the constant difficulties, smuggling, and otherwise, which might arise if this town - the administrative centre of the district - is left just outside the boundary and to suggest that it should be included in the leased area or, if this is refused, that the custom house there should be in charge of the Hong Kong government, to which there could be no more objection than to a Chinese custom house in Hong Kong. This question must be settled before the boundary can be delimited, and the final demarcation probably embodied in a new Order in Council and suggested by the Foreign Office.Leaving out further details at present, as time is pressing - it seems to me that the following action should be taken without further delay.Compliment M. Lockhart on the report - it is well deserved - and ask him when he can go out. We will receive further instructions. He is prepared to go about the middle of next month and wishes very much to be on the spot when the territory is taken over.Send a copy of the report to the War Office, call the attention of the Intelligence Department to the officers mentioned in it, mark the letter Confidential, and invite observations if the War Office wish to make any. Send also to Sir W. Hamilton and ask for his support.Send a copy confidentially to the Admiralty - call attention to the officers mentioned and note the necessity for a survey of Deep Bay. M. Lockhart tells me that there is a surveying ship at Wei-hai-wei which [page 3]

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