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Colonial Office of August 25th, 1869, that
"Looking to the atrocities committed by
Chinese crimps in procuring emigrants in the
Chinese dominions and also to the reports
which have been received of the treatment of
Chinese emigrants in foreign countries and in
Peru more particularly, Her Majesty's Government
ought not to facilitate their emigration
by allowing Hong Kong to be used by the parties
concerned as a depôt for Chinese emigrants.
It appears to Lord Clarendon that the Emigration
Commissioners have justly come to the
conclusion that Chinese emigration should not
be allowed to take place from Hong Kong except
when the protection of Her Majesty's Government
can follow the emigrants throughout their
whole servitude and Lord Clarendon apprehends
that this can only be effectually secured by
prohibiting the departure from Hong Kong of
Chinese subjects as emigrants in any other
thus