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the other Bays on the South shores of Hongkong. Moreover,
7)
Tytan Bay lies at the bottom of the valley which contains the
principal water supply of Hongkong. They would also apply to
a great many other places in the Colony which would be thrown
open to the unrestricted use of Foreign Ships of War were the
views of the Admiralty given effect to.
6.
There is another aspect of the question
which is important to notice. It is the necessity for confining within the narrowest possible limits the use of the Colonial
waters by Chinese Vessels of War. Under the Convention for the
lease of the New Territories they are unfortunately entitled
to the use of Mirs Bay and Deep Bay. But recent and grave
violations of the territoriality of this Colony, -in both of
which Chinese Gun-vessels played a part (I refer to the murder
of Yeung Kui Wan and the murder of the victim who was alleged
to be Hung Tsin-fuk) and the experience of the past, show
that elsewhere they should be confined to the Man-of-War
Anchorages in Victoria Harbour which is the only place where
their movements can be efficiently watched and if necessary
controlled.
7.
Finally, I would point out that the only
Port in this Colony that a Foreign Man-of-War can possibly
want to use is the Port of Victoria. The only other Ports in
the Colony are a few fishing villages which under Section 21
of Ordinance 36 of 1899 (from which Men-of-War are exempted
by Section 45) have been declared Ports for the purposes of regulating and licensing the native craft (principally fishing boats) that use them. They are Aberdeen, Stanley, (on the South side of Hongkong), Sai Kung (Port Shelter), Tai Po (Tolo Harbour)