CO129-499-5 Canton situation- governor's despatches 11-3-1927 - 11-3-1927 — Page 20

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QUESTION: What is your opinion as to the opening of

Whampoa as a commercial Port?

ANSWER: The opening of Whampoa as a Commercial Port

is also part of the policy for resisting economic victimisa- tion by the Imperialists. I strongly approve of it and shall do my utmost to help its accomplishment. The Government has appropriated $100,000 a month for its opening. Although

this is a small amount, if our people are eager and ready to invest money in it so as to co-operate with the Government in getting the work begun at an early date, then the new port will be established as easily as turning the

hand over.

Our reporter then bade him good-by and left.