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FARAPTIRASE TELEGRAM from the Secretary of State for the Colonion to the Governor af Hong Kong.
(Sent 12 p.m., 28th May, 1929).
Sir Hilee Lampson's telegram No.26 of 24th May fr to forolan office. Draft Conoraal Treety Points raised
by Hong long delegeten with exception of that referred to in paragraph 6 of tolsgrware Voing daoit with in
tolourn to str Lanill be repeated to you
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Auto purserach 6. an arrangement na to gooda sont yin Hone Kong on the liner cronosed is admittedly desirablo in the interests of the Colony tut to meet it any lend to the Chinese putting forward a demand for the establismenn t in Hong Kong of » Chinese Custome Offton to swervize goods
in transit, or even to exersize wider fumotions. If weh
demand must be rejected nocotiations over the reat of tho draft to meht be projulised if the proposal in cut forward at the procant al. 11. on ths other hand, there is no absoluto oleotion to chinose Cuatone funetioning in Hong Kong it we don robin that full onsideration should be given to
the exact nature of errarment to be made and conditione ve
X\might wish to attach. It might for example, be desirable
to extend arrangements to the collection of duties on goode from abroad as suggested in your telugrem te “eking lio. 6 of May lat.
Sir
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