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-150) Wt. 38815-61 10,000 12/39 T.S. 695 444-150) Wt. 45767-68 30,000 2/40 T.S. 695

C. O.

HONG KONG

(Refer to Mr. Monson before despatch).

54051/40.

1812

Mr. Monson 4/2/41.

Mr. Duncan. See minute. H.D.

Mr. Gent.

Sir A. Burns.

21/2

Mr. G. L. M. Clauson,

Mr. C. J. Jeffries.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt U.S. of S.

Permly

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

HONG KONG.

NO.

GOVERNOR.

(No.6.)

26/2/41/

life.

DESPATCH.

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substance

Sir,

Downing Street,

26.c

February, 1941. 7 MAR 1941

I have etc., to refer to Mr.

Smith's despatch No. 308 of the 27th of

June, regarding the approved terms of

renewal of 75 year leases of Crown land

in Hong Kong, and to inform you that I

have also received representations on this

question from Mr. H.W. Looker, (see my

M.Macdonalds

predecessor's despatch No. 170 of the 10 th

of May, 1940). Mr. Looker should not,

however, be taken as having in any way

committed himself or his clients to what

is set out below.

2.

From the information at present

before me it would appear that, from the

strictly legal point of view, the

there is some

"the claim that of the present leases, to grant fresh

Government are entitled, on the expiration

And if th Krants in the bust have hat rot unreasonably from Expectations. of a renewal of leases at a Na

Reassessed Gown that but without Vremium

FURTHER ACTION.

Mr. Calder to see.

Calder

Then reeme

o Looker Win

a letter to

wim

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that we han send a deanakh.

leases upon such terms and conditions as

they may think fit.

3.

At the same time, I share your

opinion, as stated in paragraph 5 of Mr.

Smith's despatch, that the claim of a

tenant, who has faithfully discharged his

and

or fine, contract duty, to favourable treatment the case For Abwal heatment think that the Government should insist on of the serblin

should not be disregarded; and I do not

is speakly Strengthened.

their strict legal rights, as regards their

reversionary interest, in the case of a

tenant who has fulfilled the conditions of

his lease.

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4.