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Expression, and by requiring from the

therese settlers in Hong Kong

a renunciation

of their Allegiance to the Emperor of

China, and a recognition of

the absolute

supremacy of England, as the price

of

their

being

allowed to remain

on the Island, such a

case

of hiring",

might not be made out as to

entitle the British Authorities to

require that

they

should be allowed

to follow their own

"convenience

and inclination"; and at all events

to divest the Chinese Government of any pretension or claim to interfere in their behalf.

Lord

157

Lord Aberdeen would be disposed,

with Lord Stanley's

Stanley's concurrence,

to direct

Sir Henry Pottinger to meet the Embarrassment

occasioned

by

the Chinese claim in this

manner.

There is still another mode

of

obviating the difficulty, and which

might be pressed

on the Chinese

authorities with reference to their

letter

of the 27th of September. The leading idea in that letter is, always

repugnant

to submit the Chinese to British law. But Lord Aberdeen believes

that the natives of

the territories

under

...

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Expression, and by requiring from the therese settlers in Hong Kong a renunciation of their Allegiance to the Emperor of China, and a recognition of the absolute supremacy of England, as the price of their being allowed to remain on the Island, such a case of hiring", might not be made out as to entitle the British Authorities to require that they should be allowed to follow their own "convenience and inclination"; and at all events to divest the Chinese Government of any pretension or claim to interfere in their behalf. Lord 157 Lord Aberdeen would be disposed, with Lord Stanley's Stanley's concurrence, to direct Sir Henry Pottinger to meet the Embarrassment occasioned by the Chinese claim in this manner. There is still another mode of obviating the difficulty, and which might be pressed on the Chinese authorities with reference to their letter of the 27th of September. The leading idea in that letter is, always repugnant to submit the Chinese to British law. But Lord Aberdeen believes that the natives of the territories under ...
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Expression, and by requiring from the

therese settlers in Hong Kong

Hong Kong a renunciation /

of their Allegiance to the Emperor of

China, and a recognition of

the absolute

supremacy of England, as the price

of

their

being

allowed to remain

on the Island, such a

Cake

of hiring",

might not be made out as to

entitle the British Authorities to

require that

they

to follow their own

should be allowed

" convenience

and inclination"; and at all events

to divent the Chinese Government of any pretension or Lisere to interfere in their behalf._

Lord

157

Lord aberdeen would be dispored,

C

with Lord Stanley's

Stanley's concurrence,

to direct.

Sir Henry Pottinger to meet the Embarragemen

occasioned

by

manner.

the Chinese flain in this

There is still another mode

of

obviating the difficulty, and which

niight be pressed

on the Chinese

buthorities with reference to their

letter

of the 27th of September. The leading idea in that letter is, alugues

repugnant.

to submit the Chinese to British law.. But Lord aberdeen believes

the territories

that the natives of

under

..

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