CO129-521-13 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 27-8-1930 - 16-10-1930 — Page 87

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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

/Matia

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