CO129-519-6 Development of railways proposed by Chinese Government 7-9-1929 - 17-1-1930 — Page 24

COPY:

GOVERN ENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG.

3rd October, 1929.

Sir,

Danboor

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Enclo No.1.

I understand from the Secretary of State

for the Colonies that you will have received from the

Foreign Office instructions to take any opportunity

which may occur of representing to the Chinese

Authorities the interest of this Government in the

rehabilitation of the Chinese Section of the Canton-

I, therefore, have the honour

Kowloon Railway.

to forward the enclosed copy of a document entitled

"Rehabilitation of the Canton-Kowloon Railway"

received by me on the 7th instant from 'r. J.H. Choy,

of the Chinese Ministry of lailways.

2. In the opinion of this Government the most

urgent and important requirements for the rehabilitation

of the Chinese Section of this railway are :-

(1) Three new express locomotives.

(ii) Ten or twelve new coaches.

(iii) 40,000 to 80,000 new sleepers.

3. With regard to item (i), angreement has

already been entered into between the 'ong Kong

Government and the Provincial Government of Kwangtung,

for the purchase of these new locomotives by the

Hong Kong Government at an approximate cost of

is Britannic Majesty's Minister,

$330,000.

PEKIN G.