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first projected, warmly advocated it
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reasons which evinced at least equal regard to Chinese as to Hong Kong interests.
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In any Community, which I presume may be trusted to understand its own interests, declares unequivocally the signatures of almost all the wealth and intelligence of Hong Kong that, if the price to be exacted for the privileges conceded, be the appointment of a Chinese Consul "they would gladly give up any of the advantages, which "erroneously seem to have been looked
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