CO129-546-11 Kowloon city- expropriation of Chinese owned land 9-1-1934 - 28-12-1934 — Page 68

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From

CHINA.

Decode.

Sir A. Cadogan

(Peking)

July 10th. 1934.

D. (by wireless) July 11th. 1934.

9.30.a.m. July 11th. 1934.

No. 474. (F).

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[ Seaver ]

My immediately preceding telegram.

Report has been received that Nanyueh "magistracy"

of Hongkong has notified inhabitants of Kowloon City to

move to Koushihling within the limit of one week.

Although Hongkong Government has built new houses

for people free this denies them the right of free resi-

dence within the city and therefore people are all in a

state of panic.

I have already asked you, according to Treaty, in a

note of July 27th last immediately to request Hongkong

Government to withdraw proposal ordering people to

evacuate and to this I received your reply.

Now Hongkong Government have again issued a notice to force people to evacuate within a given period and this

is obviously an infringement of treaty stipulations and of the spirit thereof. In consequence people in the said city are very frightened and disturbed and I have the

honour to request you to telegraph as soon as may be to Hongkong Government to abolish this proposal and thus to

allay the fears of the people and maintain friendly

relations.

I also have the honour to request favour of a reply.