CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6] — Page 230

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was entitled to be furnished with the most matured and thoughtful opinion on the practicability and propriety of Social Legislation, and as to the character of the Legislation proposed - and I therefore decided the despatch might be detained until I could have the opportunity of further consultation with a view to suggestions which might be concurred in for Your Lordship's consideration.

Meanwhile I have thought it desirable to recommend to the Lieutenant Governor that he request the Acting Attorney General, with his full knowledge of the circumstances of the Colony, to prepare an Ordinance embodying his views, which will in due course be submitted to the Home Government for approval - and I observe in the Hong Kong Government Gazette of the Instant the following passage in the Report of the Colonial Surgeon for 1854. "To check the (Venereal) Disease in this colony" some prophylactic measures are essentially required but "Knowing as I do that the preventative measures will be actively and jealously

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was entitled to be furnished with the most matured and thoughtful opinion on the practicability and propriety of Social Legislation, and as to the character of the Legislation proposed - and I therefore decided the despatch might be detained until I could have the opportunity of further consultation with a view to suggestions which might be concurred in for Your Lordship's consideration. Meanwhile I have thought it desirable to recommend to the Lieutenant Governor that he request the Acting Attorney General, with his full knowledge of the circumstances of the Colony, to prepare an Ordinance embodying his views, which will in due course be submitted to the Home Government for approval - and I observe in the Hong Kong Government Gazette of the Instant the following passage in the Report of the Colonial Surgeon for 1854. "To check the (Venereal) Disease in this colony" some prophylactic measures are essentially required but "Knowing as I do that the preventative measures will be actively and jealously Page 224
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entitled to be furnished with the most matured and thunghtful. opinion to the practicability and propriety of Socal Legistation= and as to the character of the Legislation proposed - and I therefore devived the despatch might be detained until I

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the Sieutenant Governor that he request the Acting Attorney

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General, with his full Knowledge of the circumstands of the Colony, to prepare Ordinance embodying his

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the

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Government Gazette of the of

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in the Bleport of the (oleniak Surgeon for

1854. To check the

" (Venereal ) Qixtase in this colony " some prophylactic

do essen

tially required but

"Knowing as I do that the " prevent active and

and Jealous

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