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Purpose, he would probably supersede the local Managing Director who is a man of broad views, and is on excellent terms with the Chief Resident Engineer. Mr. Wei Hun is the person in question. The appointment would moreover dislocate the present regime, and probably result in the replacement of Mr. Wei Hun and others. For this reason, I hesitate to do more at the present stage than to ask Your Excellency to press for the control to be vested in the Viceroy and the Managing Directorship in Mr. Fei Fun.
The terms of the agreement will involve the consideration of many matters of a highly technical nature, and it is possible that I may find it advisable to secure the advice of a railway traffic manager of experience. I shall therefore require to have ample notice of the date on which negotiations are likely to begin.
5. The Secretary of State puts forward three "possible dangers" to the interests of the Colony. Regarding the first, the selection of a Chinese Port for the terminus of the trunk line, I have had occasion to address you from time to time. I am not aware that the project has of late found favour, and I am informed that the insufficient depth of water at Whampoa affords a very strong objection to the scheme. Should it be revived, it will as heretofore be strenuously opposed under Article 15 of the loan agreement.
6. The second danger is that "the Chinese Government may strangle goods traffic by the imposition of likin charges". I am aware that Your Excellency has already brought this question to the notice of the Chinese Government in the case of the Shanghai-Nanking railway, and I have seen a printed copy of your despatch No. 123 of 16th March 1908, but none of later date, to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on this subject. The terms of the loan agreement for the Canton-Kowloon railway are not identical in this matter with...
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purpose, he would probably supersede the local Managing
Director
who is a man of broad views, and is
Mr.Wei Hun
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on excellent terms with the Chief Resident Engineer. The
appointment would moreover dislocate the present regime, and
probably result in the replacement of Mr.Wei Hun and others.
For this reason I hesitate to do more at the present stage,
than to ask Your Excellency to press for the control to be
vested in the Viceroy and the Managing Directorship in
Mr.Fei Fun.
The terms of the agreement will involve the considera-
tien of many matters of a highly technical nature, and it is
possible that I may find it advisable to secure the advice
of a railway traffic manager of experience. I shall therefore
require to have ample notice of the date on which negotiations
are likely to begin.
5. The Secretar of State puts forward three "possible dangers" to the interests of the Colony. Fegarding the first
the selection of a Chinese Port for the terminus of the trunk
line I have had occasion to address you from time to time.
I am not aware that the project has of late found favour,
and I am informed that the insufficient depth of water
at Whampoa affords a very strong objection to the scheme.
Should it be revived it will as heretofore be strenuously opposed under Article 15 of the loan agreement.
6. The second danger is that "the Chinese Government
may strangle goods traffic by the imposition of likin
charges". I am aware that Your Excellency has already brought this question to the notice of the Chinese Government in the case of the Shanghai-Wanking railway and I have seen a printed copy of your despatch No.123 of 16th March 1908, but none of later date, to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on this subject. The terms of the loan agreement for the Canton-Kowloon railway are not identical in this matter
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