of
I venture to recommend that after formal possession has been taken
the new territory
the laws grules that govern the population of the colony of Hong Kong. should be brought into ofperation gradually I discreetly.
&
I that with tact & judgement there will be little Chance of friction with the lan abiding chinese popula
a population
With the exception possibly of a 4
fort on
the "Devil's Hill" on the
north of the Lymoon
Strait-
I do not consider that the
incras
of territory demands
an extension of our
defence
line of
the Kowloon Pininsular
present garrison
In fact with our
it would be injudicious totteras
forward
Mor
Hoops beyond the
"precent position
If it is thought necessary Consequence of the increase.
in
5
of
3
6.
7.
tenitory
to increase
I trust that ample
the garrison,
notice will
The 109
as
be given beforehand,
housing Froops question of housing
healthy sites, needs full
Convicleration
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dassume that there exists no intention to occupy in any way
the shores of
asil-
Suids Bay that by
seems clear to me. That by
our raval power
alone we
hold it & deny its use fortistele purposes
As for Deep Bay it is an indentation in the coast with very shallow water, & was probably chosen as the line between the hoo bays was
the shortest available Gadmitten
of easy demarkation
コ
are
d. The inhabitants of the colony,
this long looked
viry jubilant
over
for cxtension of boundaries, which was communicated to them by a Reuter's telegram
on the 11th Just