CO129-330 - Public Offices - 1905 — Page 564

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Red: 30 MAY 05

FOREIGN OFFICE.

May 27th, 1905.

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You communicated to this Dupartment on the 23rd

instant a copy of a letter, dated April 21st last,

from the Hongkong branch of the China Association,

urging that the preliminaries in regard to the con-

struction of the Canton Kowloon railway should be

pressed forward with the greatest possible expedition

in view of various schemes which are believed to be

under consideration for building a line from Canton

to Whampoa.

As you are aware negotiations are at present in

progress batwoon the British and Chinese Corporation

and the Chinese Government for the conclusion of the

Final Agreement for the Canton Kowloon Railway, and

I am to inform you that is Majesty's Minister at Pe-

king has been instructed to make it clear to the

Chinese Government that His Majesty's Government ex-

e ionorary Secretary

to the China Association,

159, Cannon Street, E.C.

pect.

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