CO129-513-4 Land leases in the new territories 8-11-1928 - 29-7-1929 — Page 38

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Enclo. No. 2.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

Sir,

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG 27th February, 1929.

I have the honour to enclose herewith a

copy of a Memorandum prepared in the Foreign Office

of the proceedings at the Conference held in that

Office on 7th November, 1928, to discuss the

question of land leases in the New Territories of

Hong Kong.

In accordance with the decision contained

in the last paragraph of the Memorandum I have

carefully considered the matter with my principal

advisers, and I now enclose a Memorandum of a

Conference held on 5th February, 1929.

The

proposals contained in paragraph 5 of this Memorandum

appear to me to constitute the safest line for the

immediate future and I recommend that they should

receive the sanction of His Majesty's Government.

2.

At the same time the position indicated in paragraph 6 of the latter Memorandum may arise at

LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,

&C.,

&C.,

&c.

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