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to presume upon their members, to Endeavour to carry matters with the strong hand; if the English officers should suddenly inflict punishment it is hard to secure that they may not resist, and that the will of the people may not spread, by reason of your oppressing the territory. We have therefore resolved to send Seun keen, or the inferior district officer, to reside at Rowley, for the purpose of controlling Chinese, and investigating the crimes they are accused of on the nearest spot. This is that your officer stationed at Hong Kong may adopt the measures he deems prudent beforehand, and not for any other sinister intention.

Extract of a letter from Sir Harry Pottinger to the Imperial Commissioners dated February 20, 1845.

I quite approve of your Excellencies sending a chunkeen or inferior District officer for the purpose of investigating the crimes and settling the disputes of the Chinese people residing on Hong Kong, and I will instruct it to be notified that all Chinese persons having complaints against Chinese may apply if they like. When foreigners are parties in disputes of course the British Officers must in all cases investigate, and where the Chinese are found in the wrong they will be sent with the evidence to Kowloon.

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570 Hey Kon 223 to presume upon their members, to Endeavour to carry matters with the strong hand; if the English officers should suddenly inflict punishment it is hard to secure that they may not resist, and that the will of the people may not spread, by reason of your oppressing the territory. We have therefore resolved to send Seun keen, or the inferior district officer, to reside at Rowley, for the purpose of controlling Chinese, and investigating the crimes they are accused of on the nearest spot. This is that your officer stationed at Hong Kong may adopt the measures he deems prudent beforehand, and not for any other sinister intention. Extract of a letter from Sir Harry Pottinger to the Imperial Commissioners dated February 20, 1845. I quite approve of your Excellencies sending a chunkeen or inferior District officer for the purpose of investigating the crimes and settling the disputes of the Chinese people residing on Hong Kong, and I will instruct it to be notified that all Chinese persons having complaints against Chinese may apply if they like. When foreigners are parties in disputes of course the British Officers must in all cases investigate, and where the Chinese are found in the wrong they will be sent with the evidence to Kowloon.

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570 Hey Kon 223

to presume upon their members, to

Endeavour to

carry

matters with the

strong hand; if the English officers

should suddenly inflict my peraciterend

it is hard to secure that

•

resist, and that the wil

punishment they may not

may noz

spread, by reason of your apurring the foot of the people from your Hopessing the territory. We have therefor inferior

resolved to send

Seun keen, or

the

district officer, to reside at Rowley, for the purpose of controlling Chinese, and investigating

they

are accused

the crimes

on the nearest

Honourable

spot . _ This is that your officer stationed at Hong Kong may adopt the measures be deeves prudent before hand, and not for any other demister

intention -

RECES

JITZ 6

Extract of a letter from Pir Harry Pottinger

to the

Imperial Commissioners dated at trans February 20. 184.5

〃

I quite approve of your Excellencies

sending a dunkeen or

inferia District officer for the purpose of investigating the crimes and settling the disputer of the Chinese people residing on Hong Kong, and I will instruct it to be notified that all Chinese persons having complaints agrist Chinese may apply if they like. When foreigners parties in disputes of course the British Officers must in all cases invectigate, and where the Chinese found in the wrong they will be

sent with the evidence to

Bhim

are

to kowbary

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