The Osaka Nippo is the authority for the following paragraph which, if true, goes far to explain the object of the visit to Japan of his Excellency the Governor of Hongkong,
"Mr Hennessy, the Governor of Hong kong, when on a visit to Osaka, was very pleased with the Mint, and he promised to send up a quantity of gold and silver bullion to be coined for circulation in the colony of Hongkong."
This is welcome news, for as the Mint is in every respect but one competent to turn out all the coin necessary for Japan and Hongkong, the only want, bullion, is now likely to be supplied by the thoughtful action of Mr Hennessy. We shall look for a notification in the colonial Gazette to the effect that the currency of Hongkong has been changed from silver to a gold standard, and that all dollars must be sent up to Japan to be recoined into yen, or exchanged for an equivalent in new gold currency.
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From the "Overland China Mail" of 31 Dec 1879