CO129-521-13 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 27-8-1930 - 16-10-1930 — Page 337

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Govorwent when he explained the

essential distinction

I in hord Passfield :

Opinion

mutter i

doubtful expediency.

to

-obotrustion to be drawn between the

lease of Weihaiwel, rd the lease

of the New Territory.

Territorys

Under the

provisions of tre lowloon Extension

Agreement the lease of the sow

Carritories does not expire until

1997.

While therefore the question

of die Imjesty's Government honouring

their bond in this matter will not

arise for 67 years it is extremely

64 Hong Kong to entertain the iQ08 ——

that the policy of His Majesty's

allow

the

iden

to be

entertained

Government favours the early return of

this defensive frontier territory

a

to China or that the sacrifice must

be doganded of the Colony on the

present oocasion of negotiating #

Customs Agreement if China is to be

her

expected to honour its bond in

accordance