CO129-519-6 Development of railways proposed by Chinese Government 7-9-1929 - 17-1-1930 — Page 51

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Hankow Railway; (2) development of

the port of Whampoa; (3) rehabilitation

of the Chinese section of the Kowloon-

Canton Railway; and (4) construction

of a loop-line connecting the Canton-

Hankow and Kowloon-Canton Railways.

2. As regards the completion of the

Canton-Hankow railway, Lord Passfield

confiten fil

understands from your letter No.F3633/57/10

of the 2nd August, that the Chinese

contemplate the

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Government have determined to use the bulk use the bulk

of the returned Boxer Indemnity funds for

this purpose. Action on the part of His

Majesty's Government in the United Kingdon

or of the Hong Kong Government would

therefore appear to be unnecessary.

In this connection I am to

enquire whether the despatch of which the

77 on 62708

draft was enclosed in your confidential

letter No. F 2426/57/10 of the 4th July has

(8) on 62782

yet been forwarded to Sir M. Lampson and to

request