CO129-524-4 Chinese Telegraph Office in Hong Kong 30-12-1929 - 9-12-1930 — Page 6

any contractual claim vis-à-vis the 6

British authorities to the right I

to

maintain their office in the Colony

of H.K.".

The position is therefore, that the Colonial

Gout dislikes the existence

f

the Chinese

Telegraph Office of the Companies' rights

in China

are not renewed, the Colony

will wish to abolish the office. of

they

however,

are renewed, the Colony wing

agree that the office should continue in existence subject to stringent

safeguards

as

to freedom from political

interference.

I in agine, however, that

the Colony is not interested in the

Character

the rights obtained by the

Companies in

the'is new Agreement: the

Office should not be used as a

lever to extend the scope of

rights.

Ift for conson him.

1.2.2 artin 16.5.30

Hese