the Colony.
1
&
have
reply
There & inform
Jon
that I see no
objection
to the infliction
of the Punishment of
Flogging in Hongkong
for Crimes of
Violence,
and I concur with
the Acting Chief
in
thinking
it would be an
advantage
to introduce into the Colony the Criminal
Code of England
with such adaptations
as
the circumstances of Hongkong
might render advisable. I am not of opinion
however that it would
be expedient that the Law of Hongkong should alter with every alteration of the Law of England
a mode of proceeding
which would render it difficult
for the inhabitants
to be sure what laws
were from time to time in force, &
on
what punishments
they might
be liable.
And I consider that