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Prayas, Store Houses, and Pond. He shows, I think quite conclusively, that if some such general plan for the development of the whole Kowloon were adopted in the first instance, before isolated Harbour works are undertaken, there is ample room;
but that the reservation, as recommended by Admiral Hope, of a block of 300 Acres on the South West Coast - the only approachable frontage - would frustrate the whole scheme, and practically be tantamount to reserving the whole Peninsula for military purposes as the remainder of it would be rendered entirely useless for mercantile or any other Colonial objects.
7. Of that, of course, I am well aware. If Her Majesty's Government should intend to maintain a much larger Force in China than heretofore, and should think it necessary to retain the whole Peninsula as a Military Settlement, Colonial considerations must yield to views of Imperial policy. But in such case, the Colony would not derive advantage whatever from the acquisition, beyond the substitution of...
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Prayas, Store Houces, and Pond_ He shows, I think quite conclusively, that if some such general plan for the development of the whole Quincula were adosten in the first instance, before isolated Harvices are undertaken, there is
for even interest;
pample room
but that the reservation, as
recommended by Admiral Hope,
of
a
block
of
3od Acres on the
-...
Youth West Coast - the only approachable frontage - would distreate the whole scheme, and practically be tantamount to
for military purposes
the whole Peninsula
us
the
remainder
of it would be rendered
entirely unclese
for mercantile or any other Colonial sojects.
7. Of that if
course I am well awar
Her Majesty's Government
should intend to maintain a much larger Force in China than heretofore, and should think it necessary to retain the whole Piuincula as a Military Settlement, Colonial considerations
must wield to views of duscrisi policy - But in such case as the "Colony would not derive advantage whatever from the acquisition, beyond the substitution
any
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