CO129-477 - Public Offices - 1922 — Page 307

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I am directed by the Earl of Balfour to transmit to

you herewith for the information of Mr. Secretary Churchill

copy of a letter from Sir C. Addis on the subject of the

Canton-Kowloon Railway and the development of the port of

Canton.

2.

The

Article 15 of the Canton-Kowloon Railway Loan

Agreement of the 7th March 1907 provides that "It is further

understood that the Chinese Government will not build another

line competing with this railway to its detriment."

existence of this clause must be known to Sir C. Addis and to

Mr. Lamont, but the former expresses the opinion that it is

not apparent that there is any restriction whatever on the

development of Canton as a port by means of railway tracks or

otherwise,

3.

Mr. Churchill will recollect that a draft agreement

for the working of the Canton-Kowloon Railway was negotiated

between the Hongkong Government and the Chinese authorities

in 1911 but eventually was never signed. Copy of this draft

agreement was forwarded to the Foreign Office in Colonial

office letter No. 4747 of the 21st February 1912 and the

following two articles thereof are relevant to the point at

18sue:-

Article 36. In confirmation of Article 15 of the final

schedule hereto, viz. the Canton-Kowloon Railway Loan Agreement,

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial office.

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