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hr P. Cunliffe Lister

Ir. Thoses considers that the

Hong Kong Government could very

well have made out a case for

concessions many years ago.

He

does not now wish to put forward

any retrospective claims,.hut

he would suggest that the Army

that fact into

Council should take into consideration,

He would accordingly urge that the proposals now cubuitted

the comparatively forbearing attit

attitude

of the Hong Kong Government, and that

the latter should not be made to

suffer because, compare with

other

the Colonies, they have been

neglectful of their own interests,

and have been willing to allow

without patent,

practices to continue/which were

conti

efinitely to the benefit of the

United Kingdom Exchequer and to the

disadvantage of the Colonial Government.

her R. Gunliffe Lister.

that

would urge tint

for calulating the

these proposals Aut forward by Aire

military contribution

Hong Kong Goverment may be considered

in