CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5] — Page 347

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Hongkong's

but it is absurd

to say that a British Colony with British institutions so situated on the seaboard,

of

China is not of more assistance to the policy of civilization and

the

highest interests of commerce than any single port in the China waters, the mercantile

transactions with which, however

extensive they may be, the chief foreign merchants have

decided to conduct from the

Rendezvous and

old-established,

starting point of postal

communication.

TH. As to the assertion

that Hongkong has grown

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"into whatever importance it" may at present possess from "its proximity to the,

to the single" privileged port of Canton", the truth lies precisely in the contrary direction, and any China merchant knows that the less trade

thrives in Canton the more

will it prosper here - Canton's difficulty was Hongkong's opportunity

You the burning

of the

the factories in November 1856, the consequent withdrawal of the foreign merchants from that port, a trade spring up in this harbor, which

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30Hongkong'sbut it is absurdto say that a British Colony with British institutions so situated on the seaboard,ofChina is not of more assistance to the policy of civilization andthehighest interests of commerce than any single port in the China waters, the mercantiletransactions with which, howeverextensive they may be, the chief foreign merchants havedecided to conduct from theRendezvous andold-established,starting point of postalcommunication.TH. As to the assertionthat Hongkong has grown349"into whatever importance it" may at present possess from "its proximity to the,to the single" privileged port of Canton", the truth lies precisely in the contrary direction, and any China merchant knows that the less tradethrives in Canton the morewill it prosper here - Canton's difficulty was Hongkong's opportunityYou the burningof thethe factories in November 1856, the consequent withdrawal of the foreign merchants from that port, a trade spring up in this harbor, which...
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Hongkongs

but it is absurd

to say that a British Colony with British institutions o situated on the seaboard,

dof

China is not of more assistance to the policy of civilization and

the

highest interests of commerce than any single port in the China waters, the mercantile

transactions with which, however

extensive they may be, the chief foreign merchants have

decided to conduct from the

Prendezvoues and

old-established,

starting point of postal

communication. _

TH. As to the assertion

that Songkong has grown

349

" into whatever importance it " may at present possess from " its proximity to the,

to the single " privileged port of Canton", the truth lies precisely in the contrary direction, and any China merchant knows that the less trade

thrives in Canton the more

will it prosper here - Canton's difficulty was tongkong's opportunity

You the burning

of the

the factories in November 1886, the consequent withdrawal of the foreign merchants from that port, a trade spring up in this harbor, which

T

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