Hong kong relative to the grant
to them of British protection
upon their return to China.
2 It will be observed that the
essence of the memorialists'
is that they may be
exempted from the operative
notification
Sir Rutherford Alcock's despatch
of Sir
of the 7th October 1868, which
requires the adoption descending
of the Chinese costume of British
subjects who desire to reside
or travel in China
under British protection.
3 Mr Chamberlain therefore proposes
if Lord Salisbury
request
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objection to
the Gov
of Hongkong
to
inform
the
Memorialists in reply
to their petition that his Excellency
Mr Chamberlain
is not aware that Chinese,
entitled to British protection
in China, have in recent
years failed to comply
with the Sir Rutherford Alcock
notification, with a view to
obtaining British protection
on their return to China