CO129-517-2 Correspondence on proposed Chinese and Hong Kong agreements over Customs 13-11-1929 - 28-12-1929 — Page 10

anxiety to obtain if even only for 10 years,

the special privileges contemplated under

Article I.

The further privileges

in

من مسن من المتس

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now proposed as

a

return for the mo

modification of that Article

are

fasily considerable and are

perhaps, in

part, added only to provide material for

bargaining "sacrifices". (46) suggests, however,

that the new Article 10

is to be firmly

held.

On the whole I see

trying this on

no harm in

with the Chinese authorities,

though F.O may raise difficulties, the

Treaty fout raised by B/T in (49) ?

difficult to understand as HK is

getting not conceding advantages under

Article I and any restrictions on slufs

is

be imposed by

of other nationalities will not from

the Colony.

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