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Among other matters he urged the reclamation of the whole sea frontage of the city of Victoria, so that inter alia a suitable tram service uld be maintained. At the same time severe criticisms were passed on
administration of the late Governor (Sir J. P. Hennessy), and refer-an
ence was made to the 'very misleading' speech recently made by him at Chamber
Nottingham-a speech to which the Chamber of Commerce, in the interests of the Colony, felt forced to reply in order to remove the Hist erroneous impressions which such a specch, coming from such a source, 1861-1861
nst create in the minds of people at Home'.
Mr. Johnson proceeded to urge the advisability of having a China Chap. 4
and Japan Committee in London to watch over trade interests in the Far East; and also made a strong case against the imposition of light dues on shipping visiting Hong Kong. It was also decided to draw up a Memorial to the Government asking for an extension of the Praya through from the East to the West of the town.
Mr. Johnson's hint about representative members on the Council appears to have been taken, for at the beginning of 1884 a special ineeting was held to elect a member of the Chamber as their representative on
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the Legislative Council-H.M. the Queen having on the recommcilua tion of the Governor (Sir George Bowen) been pleased to grant this privilege to the Chamber. Only one name was submitted, and it was that of Mr. (later Sir) Thomas Jackson, who thus became the first represen- tative of the Chamber on the Legislative Council.
The war between China and France, the blocking of Chinese ports by the Chinese and the searching of neutral ships at sea by the French, led to protests and to representations on the inadequate defences of Hong Kong.
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