CO129-519-6 Development of railways proposed by Chinese Government 7-9-1929 - 17-1-1930 — Page 52

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6 on 62782

a

as a part of the Range scheme.

copies

request that in that event copy may

be supplied in duplicate for transmission

to the Governor of Hong Kong.

A copy

of the telegram of the 11th June to which

Sir C. Clementi refers was sent to the

Foreign Office in the letter from this

Office No. 62782 of the 19th June.

3. As regards the development of

it will be sem

that the

the port of Whampoa, Lord Passfield is in Gor of Hong Kong has now as in Itar post expressed his full sympathy with the proposal. In view,

however, of the present financial situation

Where would be of Hong Kong, he is unable to see his way considerable objection to sanctioning to sanction the loan of any funds by the

the

Colonial Government for this purpose. The

20

has been

sum of $3,000,000 which/ was mentioned

in congestion wit) similar proposal in

quite

1926 is/beyond the present resources of

the Colony, already committed to

considerable loan expenditure of its own)

account

in

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