CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5] — Page 328

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Authorities the greater is the chance of a favourable solution.

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I need not go over the ground pre-occupied by Mr Mercer in reference to the effect which the extension of Trade with China will have upon the Colony of Hong Kong. I believe that extension will contribute to its prosperity as a Commercial depôt and to its value as a territorial possession. Never had a Colony to contend against a greater amount of prejudice, ignorance, and misrepresentation. If having "a bad name" could have ruined it, its perdition was inevitable, but Hong Kong can withstand the testimony of fact and figures, - facts in figures I might say! Hongkong is the seat and the centre, the directing and controlling place round which the vast commerce of the China Seas is gathered. Here are the seats of great Mercantile Houses - the Merchant princes of the East - from hence the instructions emanate which govern the proceedings at all the Ports in China - Here are the principal Banking establishments- here may be said to be the intelligence and the concentrated wealth of the largest Commercial establishments in the oriental world.

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72Authorities the greater is the chance of a favourable solution.44.I need not go over the ground pre-occupied by Mr Mercer in reference to the effect which the extension of Trade with China will have upon the Colony of Hong Kong. I believe that extension will contribute to its prosperity as a Commercial depôt and to its value as a territorial possession. Never had a Colony to contend against a greater amount of prejudice, ignorance, and misrepresentation. If having "a bad name" could have ruined it, its perdition was inevitable, but Hong Kong can withstand the testimony of fact and figures, - facts in figures I might say! Hongkong is the seat and the centre, the directing and controlling place round which the vast commerce of the China Seas is gathered. Here are the seats of great Mercantile Houses - the Merchant princes of the East - from hence the instructions emanate which govern the proceedings at all the Ports in China - Here are the principal Banking establishments- here may be said to be the intelligence and the concentrated wealth of the largest Commercial establishments in the oriental world.325of Hongkong be but a barren ...
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72

Authorities the greater is the chance of a favourable solution.

44.

I need not go over the

the ground

pre-occupied by Mr Mercer in

reference

to the

effect

which the

extension of Trade with China will

have

upon

the Colony of tony story-

I believe that extension will with to

it's prosperity

as a

Commercial depôt

and to its value as a

territorial

possession. Never had a Colony to

contend

against a greater account

of prejudice ignorance and misrepresentation. If having

" a bad name" could have ruined it,

pits perdition

was inevitable, but

5)

whe

325

can withstand the testimony of fact and figures, - facts in figures Ireight say! Stringstong is the seat and the centre, the directing and controlling

-

wart

place round which the vast

commerce of the China Seas is gathered. Here me the Steads of

Houses - the Merchant princes

grent -

of the

of the East - from hence the instruction

emanate which govern the proceedings the Ports in China - Here are the

all the Ports

of all

principal Banking establishments- here

may

be said to be the

intelligence and the concentrated_

wealth of the largest Commercial establishments in the oriental world.

of Hougtong be but a barren

aus

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