CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12] — Page 285

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

56

6.

moment Ordinance 8 of 1856 is operative or not; whether it is in fact disallowed, or whether, unconfirmed and unamended, it is still in its experimental character perally effective. contravening it in all cases.

We must take the liberty of correcting a paragraph in Your Excellency's reply.

The Meeting, recognizing it could not complain of the retrospective character of the Ordinance, as is stated in the dispatch now under notice, but against the asserted retrospective action of the law maintained by Your Excellency's Executive in the face of several repeated and adverse Magisterial decisions, the resolution did, as a reference to it will plainly show, most undeniably and emphatically protest.

Neither can we admit the existence of any just grounds for Your Excellency's subsequent conclusion that there are cases, however...

Edit History

2026-05-18 07:10:15 · NVIDIA / meta/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct
Live
View comparison
AI Proofread
56 6. moment Ordinance 8 of 1856 is operative or not; whether it is in fact disallowed, or whether, unconfirmed and unamended, it is still in its experimental character perally effective. contravening it in all cases. We must take the liberty of correcting a paragraph in Your Excellency's reply. The Meeting, recognizing it could not complain of the retrospective character of the Ordinance, as is stated in the dispatch now under notice, but against the asserted retrospective action of the law maintained by Your Excellency's Executive in the face of several repeated and adverse Magisterial decisions, the resolution did, as a reference to it will plainly show, most undeniably and emphatically protest. Neither can we admit the existence of any just grounds for Your Excellency's subsequent conclusion that there are cases, however...
Baseline (Original)
56 6. moment Ordinance 8 of 1856 is operative or not; whether is in fact it has been disallowed, or whether, unconfirmed and unamended, it is in ito expercinental character in still perally effective. ontravening it. all cases. cases contra We must take the one liberty of correcting paragraph in Your Excellency reply. not- The Meeting, recognizing it could Never complain of the retrospection character of the Ordinance, as is stated in the. the dispatch 279 now under notice, but. # against the asserted retrospective action of the law maintained by your locellency's Executive in the face of several repeated - and adverse Magisterial r decisions the resolution did, as a reference to it will plainly show your Excellency. , most undeniably. emphatically protect . and Neither can we admit the existence of any just prounds for Your Excellency's subsequent conclusion that there care however
2026-05-18 07:10:15 · Baseline
View content

56

6.

moment Ordinance 8 of 1856 is operative or not; whether

is

in

fact it has been disallowed,

or whether, unconfirmed

and unamended, it is in

ito expercinental character

in

still perally effective.

ontravening it.

all cases.

cases contra

We must take the

one

liberty of correcting paragraph in Your Excellency

reply.

not-

The Meeting, recognizing it could

Never

complain of the retrospection character of the Ordinance,

as is stated in the.

the dispatch

279

now under notice, but.

#

against the asserted retrospective action of the law maintained by your locellency's Executive in the face of several

repeated - and adverse Magisterial

r

decisions the resolution

did, as

a

reference to it will plainly show your Excellency. , most undeniably.

emphatically protect .

and

Neither can we admit

the existence of any just

prounds for Your Excellency's subsequent conclusion

that there

care

however

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.