CO129-564-11 Road communications with Canton. Includes 1 photograph depicting- Bridge over Shum Chun River- China. Dated... 20-8-1937 - 18-1-1938 — Page 34

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COPY FOR REGISTRATION

CYPHER TELEGRAM from the Governor of Hong Kong to the

Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Dated 4th November, 1937.

Received 11.7 a.m., 4th Nov.

No.267.

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Addressed to the Secretary of State for the

Colonies telegram Nc.267 of the 4th November copies to

Canton and General Officer Commanding.

Frontier.

Your telegram No.218 of the 28th October.

Completion of Road Connection at Chinese

Length of road requiring improvement

approximately 15,500 feet:

estimated cost excluding

cost of bridge 85,000 dollars. Timber bridge of

non-permanent type already partially constructed by

the Chinese Government who wish to complete but work

suspended pending the outcome of request in my cypher

telegram No.248 of the 23rd October separate steel

bridge is proposed.

?

Whole length of bridge as far

as north bank would be in British territory. In view

of extent to which Colony is interested General officer

Commanding does not oppose.

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