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9.
Ow the south of Hong Kong islands the largest-
there is a group of
which is called Lamma » ; there
f
are close to the island of Hong kong, commanding the approaches to the Town of Aberdeew where one principal.
doch is situated; and it is to the highest degree inconvenient that this
group of telands is not included in the.
Britich possession .
3.
The Clusese authorities have
for a length of time resisted the rrection
of a
a light-house considered necessary
020 one
of
these islands, and which
it was proposed to creet and main - tain at the expense of the Colony
4%
There islands also
Leros
serve
as porto for Cluniese Cruisers to issue from, and levy deces, in British waters, from Chemsiere junks owned by Chinamen who are British subjecto
or
5
living
under British protection . "North of Hong Kong the Peninsular of kowloon was acquired after our last war with China; but it is to
be regretted that the boundary was
not drawn as I have how showw
it on the enclosed plaw.
6.1
At present the harbor law scarcely be considered a British port,
when almost all the northern shore
At the Lycemoon pacs
is Chinese territory.
only (or) five hundred
yards
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