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be carefully
watched. Possibly -
when this was
penned by Lord
Kimberley he was, in referring to the population of Hong Kong,
considering only what might be
described as the criminal class
belonging to the
Colony.
The
Committee in their report state that we "have to legislate not only for the Hong Kong criminal
class but for numbers of that
class in the Hwang-Jung Province,
who are only too ready, whenever
the occasion arises to repair
to
this
Colony and prey upon it.
This is, I submit, a most important
consideration, which should not be lost sight of.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's Most Obedient
Humble servant,
M. Marsh