8
9.
East
༡
is by
no
meaus
20
secure
13.
as it is supposed to be.
This may
be a startling
assertion, but in support of it I would call Your Lordship's
attention to the following facts :-
Jap Rock &
Waglan Islands,
on each of which is
a most
valuable lighthouse, belong to
China.
ches to
The approaches Lyermoon Pass and Green Island, Greensland, the Eastern & Western entrances to the harbour belong to China; the fortifications at dyeemoon
dominated by Chinese
are
the whole of the
territory; northern side of Hongkong Starbour, with the exception of 2 miles in the centre, belongs
Kowloon City is
to China;
Chinese, and within the
Lyeemoon
A
238
Lycemoon Pass, which is only
oy
so from Victoria
Chinese waters.
a
mile
itself,
are
14.
China itself,
or
a
forciju
Power at
war with China or
England, could by disembark - ing troops at the mouth of Canton River, or outside Lyce-
-moon Pass in Mirs Bay, and
descending upon the Princula of Kowloon, not only if our fortifications at
b.
as well
a
take
des-
· advantage, but easily shell Victoria from Chinese territory,
cut off the entire food supply of the Colony
15.
as
The Boundaries of Hong Kong should in my opinion be extended to mirs Bay, and from thence to the Bay (Deep Bay)
on
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