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Chinese official of equal rank, in order to the establishment of some system that shail enable the Chinese Government
to protect its revenue without prejudice to the interests of the Colony". There was a long delay in giving effect to this article; but at last in June, 1886, a joint commission was appointed consisting of ir, Byron Brenan, British Consul at Tientsin, and Mr. James Russell, Puisne Judge af Hong Kong, for Great Britain; and Sir. R. Hart and the Tao tai Shao Yu-lien, for China. On the 11th September, 1886, this Commission signed an agreement which provided
(a) That an office under the Foreign Inspectorate of Chinese Maritime Custons should be established on Chinese Territory at a convenient spot on the Kowloon side for sale of Chinese opium duty certificates: and
(b) that the officer of the Foreign Inspectorate
the should be responsible for the management of/Kowloon Office and investigate and settle any complaints made by junks trading with Hong Kong against the native Customs revenue cruisers in the neighbourhood.
The Kowloon Customs House was opened in April, 1987; and, in obedience to orders, the Hoppo and the likin Board withdrew and handed over change to the Kowloon Commissioner of Chinese Maritime Customs, commenced the levy of Bikin ad ching-foi
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