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arcial" InterVIČS,
At a private meeting specially arranged for the purpose at his request, “r. *.C,L1, Chinese Adviser to the engtong Shanghai Bank set forth his views on the three following matters:-
Hongkong
Kr. 1, while apperently realising that China has neither historicol nor ethical grounds for demanding the return of "„agcong, nevertheless feels very strongly that this is a mostion upon which the "uo in Tang have consistently taken up so definite a position that no Chinese Goverment wold be able to recede from it. Mor. 11's suggestion is besed on the generally accepted postulate that Fongkong is strategiolly and economically untenable without the leased territ- ory, and that ewn with possession of the lease territory the Chinese authorities could very easily once zere render our position in “ngkong impossible by means of strikes and boycotts, as they did in 1925. That being so be recommends that Great Pritain should offer to return Fong Kong to Chinese jurisdiction, but that we should do so coupled with an offer also to to return the leased territory, the joint offer being made subject to the proviso that the rendition should only take place after we have had sufficient time to clear up the damage of war and were equita` le ad hustenta as to property rights, compensation and Fritish nationals, Tastically his suggestion is that we should come sut as soon as possible with an offer, before any demend is made by the Chimae to rendite the Colony and the lansed territory without waiting for the termina^on of the lease of 1997, as soon as the necessary arrangements soʻld be made. Mr. Ti feels that such sa offer would cut the ground from under the feet of the Chauvenistic and anti-foreign #lements in the Government, would at the whole question in store ge for an indefinite length of time and would in fact leave us no worse off than we might very likely find ourselves to be if kno much offer
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