CO129-609-6 Future policy- Reuters reports on situation regarding Kowloon evictions 1-1-1948 - 31-12-1948 — Page 4

CHINA

SOVERIGNTY 1

CHINA TEITERATES HER KOWLOON SOVEREIGNTY

NANKING, FRIDAY

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CHINA REITERATED HER CLAIM TO SOVEREIGNTY OVER KOWLOON CMAINTAL AND PART OF THE BRITISH COLONY OF HONGKONG> IN HER REPLY TO THE BRITISH NOTE OF JANUARY 24 ON THE EVICTION OF SQUATTERS FROM CONDEMNED HUTMENTS IN KOWLOON.

THE CHINESE NOTE, THE TEXT OF WHICH WAS ISSUED BY THE FOREIGN OFFICE HERE TO-DAY, DECLARED THAT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENTS WHICH FOLLOWED THE EVICTIONS RESTED ON THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT.

AT THE SAME TIME THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER, DR WANG SHIH CHIEH, TOLD THE STATE COUNCIL THAT CHINA WAS STILL TRYING 531 TO RE-ESTABLISH SOVEREIGNTY OVER KOWLOON CITY THROUGH NEGO- TIATIONS WITH THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES. NO HEADWAY HAD BEEN MADE IN TALKS IN NANKING AND LONDON, HE ADDED. REUTER

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