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Defies Gov. Conf.
Copy. 6. I. LC.
1 MAR 1926
e.o.
0.96/26
Eyste
Ea/c. 2210/26 HK.
VERY CONFIDENTIAL,
Possibility of the trade of Hong Kong being
permanently diverted to neighbouring Chinese portsť
In a message from its Hong Kong
the
correspondent published in the "Times" of 25th January, itwas stated that Canton is energetically endeavouring to raise a large sum from the Chinese locally and abroad in order to develop the port of Whampoa as a rival to Hong Kong, and that an
association having this object had been formed.
The report further stated that the Canton
newspapers had published a proposal to impose a 5%
customs sur tax for the purpose of raising £500,000
to deepen the Canton river, construct wharves, forts
and so on.
Further evidence of the growing independence
of Canton is furnished in a secret despatch from the
Governor
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