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Government when he explained the essential
distinction
obstruction to be drew between the
lease of Weihaiwei and the lease
of the New Territories Under the
provisions of the Kowloon Extension
Agreement the lease of the New
Territories does not expire until
1997. While therefore the question
of His Majesty's Government honouring
their bond in this matter will not
arise for 67 years it is extremely
undesirable to allow the Government
of Hong Kong to entertain the idea
that the policy of His Majesty's
Government favours the early return of
this defensive frontier territory
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to China or that the sacrifice must
be demanded of the Colony on the
present occasion of negotiating a
Customs Agreement if China is to be
her
expected to honour its bond in
accordance
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