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or as

·

beginning of September next, to arrive in Hongkong at the commencement of the cold season, instead of remaining a full year in

London; and

me

you request

to consider whether it

is desirable that the practice

of Keeping Hong Kong. Cadets

to

in England for a year, study Chinese should be study

continued.

2.

In obedience to

Your Lordship's commands,

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I have consulted the only two officers at present in

the Colony, who have had

experience of

namely,

the

system,

Mr Stewart Lockhart,

and Mr Sercombe Smith. I

closures 12 enclose their Reports, from

Tothy 19th May.

1988. which it will be seen

that the former is in favour

of

the continuance of the present practice, and the. - latter is opposed to it.

3.

Of Cadets were to

be employed as interpreters

only

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