CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906 — Page 89

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the contract without the assent of the other.

I would also point out that apart from the signature of the Preliminary Agreement there exist binding engagements on the part of the Chinese Government as recorded in the correspondence between Sir C. MacDonald and the Tsungli Yamen in 1898, under which certain railways were to be constructed by British Syndicates on terms not inferior to those granted in the case of the Luhan line. The Canton-Kowloon Railway was one of those mentioned in these undertakings.

These and the preliminary Agreement are explicit engagements which His Majesty's Government are justified in expecting the Chinese Government to carry out.

The Governor of Hongkong has already explained to the Viceroy's Secretary, Mr. Wei, that His Majesty's Government are bound to support the Corporation in obtaining the fulfilment of the promise given in 1898 and that if the Viceroy desires any alteration in the terms of the Agreement, His Excellency's pro-

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86 the contract without the assent of the other. I would also point out that apart from the signature of the Preliminary Agreement there exist binding engagements on the part of the Chinese Government as recorded in the correspondence between Sir C. MacDonald and the Tsungli Yamen in 1898, under which certain railways were to be constructed by British Syndicates on terms not inferior to those granted in the case of the Luhan line. The Canton-Kowloon Railway was one of those mentioned in these undertakings. These and the preliminary Agreement are explicit engagements which His Majesty's Government are justified in expecting the Chinese Government to carry out. The Governor of Hongkong has already explained to the Viceroy's Secretary, Mr. Wei, that His Majesty's Government are bound to support the Corporation in obtaining the fulfilment of the promise given in 1898 and that if the Viceroy desires any alteration in the terms of the Agreement, His Excellency's pro- per
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86 the contract without the assent of the other. I would also point out that apart from the sign- ature of the Preliminary Agreement there exist bind- ing engagements on the part of the Chinese Govern- ment as recorded in the correspondence between Sir C. MacDonald and the Tsung11 Yamen in 1898, under which certain railways were to be constructed by British Syndicates on terms not inferior to those granted in the case of the Luhan line. The Canton- Kowloon Railway was one of those mentioned in these undertakings. These and the preliminary Agreement are explicit engagements which His Majesty's Government are jus- tified in expecting the Chinese Government to carry out. The Governor of Hongkong has already explained to the Viceroy's Secretary, Mr. Wei, that His Majes ty's Government are bound to support the Corporation in obtaining the fulfilment of the promise given in 1898 and that if the Viceroy desires any alteration in the terms of the Agreement, His Excellency's pro- rch per
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the contract without the assent of the other.

I would also point out that apart from the sign-

ature of the Preliminary Agreement there exist bind-

ing engagements on the part of the Chinese Govern-

ment as recorded in the correspondence between Sir

C. MacDonald and the Tsung11 Yamen in 1898, under

which certain railways were to be constructed by

British Syndicates on terms not inferior to those

granted in the case of the Luhan line. The Canton-

Kowloon Railway was one of those mentioned in these

undertakings.

These and the preliminary Agreement are explicit

engagements which His Majesty's Government are jus-

tified in expecting the Chinese Government to carry

out.

The Governor of Hongkong has already explained

to the Viceroy's Secretary, Mr. Wei, that His Majes

ty's Government are bound to support the Corporation

in obtaining the fulfilment of the promise given in

1898 and that if the Viceroy desires any alteration

in the terms of the Agreement, His Excellency's pro-

rch

per

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