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TRANSLATION 27 JUN 19
Petition No. 13. Wo Hang.
The Humble Petition of Li Hing Chun, Li Tsai Chun,
Li Krok Fu, Li Chin Chun, Li Cheung Chun, and others, elders
and gentry of the Wo Hang district sheweth.
Your petitioners being ignorant were misled into rashly resisting the Imperial forces and they humbly pray that they may be pardoned for their offence. Your petitioners have always been law-abiding and were well aware of the Convention leasing the territory with which they were quite satisfied. But bad characters from other places by false rumours misled the people saying that the laws of the West and China not being the same, no end of difficulties would arise. The result was that disreputable members of the gentry availed themselves of the opportunity to incite the people to active resistance. Your Petitioners being weak and powerless were coerced into compliance. Now that the troops have come to our district, your Petitioners are truly delighted, but the ignorant people have scattered and are in a very pitiful plight, which is sad to behold. Your Petitioners are therefore constrained to approach your tribunal humbly begging that the troops may be authorised to withdraw. The inhabitants of the various villages in our district will really acquiesce in whatever sites may be hereafter selected by the British Government for the purpose of erecting Government Office, Police Station, etc.
And your Petitioners will ever pray.
The following is a list of the villages in Wo Hang
Ping Po Mi
Lai Long
65
Kang Ha