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entirely found by the Chinese Jovernɛen$.
This
Baesume Nongkeng is a
cannot be a...cepted.
an
open port she lacks experience in reventive work
end has no reliɛble preventive officers, further-
more we should be undertaking too serious a
In actuality thin would be an
responsibility.
encroachment on administrative rights, while in
practics it would not succeed in putting a #top
te ammuggling.
At the present juncture it is of the utmɑ at
importance to chine that she should set up a
Custom ho une in Hongkong, and the Hongkong
Søver mens cannot turn her from this object or
stop her. How can Chins continue to suffer in
silense sæd be put to such serious losses ? If
it is desired to uphold sovereign rights anĚ.
avoid obstruoti n china can just remove ber
Cua tema 7tations formerly established in Hongko
territory to her own territory and set up cust-
ome stations all are und Hongkong like a fence
stop the continuews flow of smuggled goods fro
Hongkong to China. This is the only way in
which Chine can protect her revenue and sover-
eign rights at the present time."
*The provincial Coverment would observe that
mtter en erna protection of revenu
They have carefully e umidered the question and my
most anxious that the Government sh-uld reach a
infnetory settlement at the earliest possible mom
It has accordingly been decided to adapt the prop
of chairman Tang and to transmit the same to the
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