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Trade & Industries.-Contract Emigration confined to Br. Colonies. Native boat-building greatly increased.
Public Works.-Civil hosp. (9 wards with 71 beds) completed; superseded in 1874. Schools built at Shek Ho (26 scholars), Little H.K. (13 scholars) and Aberdeen; all subsequently given up or superseded. Police station erected at Stanley. Bill to complete Praya scheme thrown out by influence of commercial houses.
1860.
Principal Events.-Renewal of war with China. Chusan Is. occupied (21/4), Taku Forts taken (26/8). Peking occupied (13/10) and Peking Convention (24/10) secured ratification of Treaty of Tientsin and further converted into cession a lease of the Kowloon Penin. which had been obtained from Canton Viceroy on (21/3). Pawnbrokers closed their shops in ineffectual protest against new Ord. P.O. transferred to local Govt. (1/5). Great rise in value of land and consequent increase in revenue. Board of Education formed for management of Govt. schools (21/1).
Trade & Industries.-Shipping interests developed by commissariat and transport services during war.
Public Works.-Tanks constructed at Bonham Road for City Waterworks. Station St., Tai Ping Shan, Centre St., Second St., West St., East St., Sai Ying Pun and Peak Roads laid out. Shau Ki Wan School (57 scholars) built.
Legislation. The Pawnbrokers Ord. (No. 1) regulated this business. Ords. constituting a marine court of enquiry and a board to grant navigation certificates were subsequently superseded.