CO129-520-6 Railway development- Canton-Kowloon Railway 5-11-1929 - 5-11-1930 — Page 123

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

72708/30.

135

10 March 1930

Fr.0.5.0.24.2.30.

31r,

with reference to your letter No.F.5640/57/10

of the 14th November, 1929, and connected corresponderne

on the subject of the Boxer Indemnity Punds, I am

directed by Lord Fassfield to transmit to you the

accompanying copy of a telegram from the officer

Administering the Government of Hong Kong concerning

the quastion of utilising Indemnity funds for the

construction of a loop line to connect the Canton-

Hankow and the Canton-Kowloon kailways.

2.

The Secretary of State is inclined to agree

with the opinion expressed in paragraph 4 of your

letter under reference that the building of the

loop line should be left entirely to the decision of

the Chinese, and he does not wish to press for

specific mention of this project in connection with

the Indemnity

3. I am to enquire in connection with

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

PORSIGN OPPIJS.

paragraph 3

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