CO129-505-6 Chinese telegraph office at Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 8-7-1927 - 29-12-1927 — Page 30

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In the and it was agreed that ir. Tulang would

nëtress va a letter putting forward the proposal when the

matter would be further considered .

A letter was duly reszived en Beytember 27th

in the following termB I -

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with reference to my letter of July_299h informing Your Exoellenay thỷ 1r. Lix ch'e-pin, of the Chinese Telegraph Office at Hongkong, baying preveć unsatisfactory in his unangomeni of imt office, this Winistry had appointed Xr. ̈Ch'en Chang-ying to take his place, Ì have now the honour to state tint, owing to the pozmiar siroumetanoes of the Hongkong efflae at the present time, it is præemed to ask the representatives of the Bastern Extension Cable Company on the spat to asui să na by neting amourrently for the time being as centraller (Trung,kusa) of the Hongkong Delagraph Off 108.

***This is to inform you ei the fast and to

request that Your reellemey will telegraph to the Geve mor of Hongkong, bospeaking his sa uiescenes in this arra nga« ment, while at the same time Mr. m'un is proceeding

As thin letter & M not serer the details of the

proposed arrangement (and for purposes of "faos" it was

not as a matter of feat intended to go into these details),

I nádr÷amed the following letter to Mr. J.H. 70, the

Directer donera),'s assistant whe has taken part in the

discussioni➡

*with reference to resent converaatio on with the Director General of Telographu and yourself about the affair of the magkong óffies, as we understand the proposals of the Fireošer demeral, Mr. Lis will hand over sharge to Mr. Chen who will at onse hand over to the

1 Metern diension Sable Company's Controller and layS KOZLER ONE I although Br. Chen will remain nominally nomirm11y Superintendent, he will not reside in Bangkeng, and complete control ɗ the telegraph office will be placed for the the being in the hand of the hic Seapary, There will also have to be a working arrangement botwaan the able Campany spærsting the Hongkong office mẽ the Canton authorities with regard to local traffic to and frm fouth $18.

"While our Minister camet my how the Nongkong authorities will view thems proposals, he is prepared to pass then on. Put before we proceed further in the mtier would you kindly emfirm that the «bore understanding is correct.”

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