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"Of the Chinese are permanent settlers,
"but only temporary residents, coming to
"Hong Kong to avail themselves of the "facilities offered by British rule for
"Earning money, with which they propose "to return to their own country, to end " their days amongst their own people.
"Some of the richer Chinese, who possess
"much house property
"in the Colony,
"do not, as a rule, settle there with
"their whole family. Their first or
"principal wife remains at the home
"of their ancestors, in their native
"country." While there are thousands
"of industrious and peaceable traders
"and labourers amongst the Chinese
"here, this island has also long
"served as an asylum for the criminals of
"the neighbouring provinces of
"China. Moreover, all large Chinese communities
"are undermined by dangerous secret
"societies, and distracted by
"animosities between rival clans and factions,
"which not seldom break out into open
"and bloody violence. The richer Chinese
"themselves are constantly urging on the Government
"the necessity of augmenting the Police Force
"and