I think the
with Hongkong. that the municipal government
European
・ment in the
t is
chief point
only govan.
C's
the
Concessions at Shanghai,
Whores in Hough it really Hongkong," Government
ment at
amblorcas
to the colonial
and compared with it
would be an
a municipal commail at HongKong
imperium in imperio.
Municipal Council at Hongkong and Admission of unofficials to Executive Council. Lord Rripor
non
has not met either of these with a complete possumus & to neither of them can there be "much if any objection in principle
is
that neither will be a real
My own feeling
improvement, that the difficulty
dividing
and the expense of
between colonial and municipal matters in a colony which is nolly little more than a municipality will be found practically great, and
that the admission
members to the
of unofficial difficult
Executive Council will make it impossible
here &
for Bab
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in the other Eastern colonies to revert to the present pure Crown Colony system which ofter all has worked
5. very
well.
It On the other hand if no municipal Council is established there is perhaps a special argarment be adduced for admitting unofficial membas to the Executive Council i.e. that the government
Which
may
is not colonial
merely but municipal
also.
real
But, first and foremost, and divided the I do not feel
+ that M. Whitehead represents any
We shall be able to judge
body of opinion.
confident
perhape. When the
governor's despatch
CPL
26 Feb
better
is received