16. On the whole I am enabled at this date to condorse and confirm the various Reports made by Me on the Annual Blue Book of Hongkong for some years past, especially that which accompanies the Book for 1858.
17. Year by year the Colony continues to improve its political and its Commercial Status, while its position as a port of General Convenience is as now as heretofore.
18. Something of this prosperity is readily admitted to be due to geographical location, something to accidental circumstances, and a considerable part to the British and Foreign enterprise of Merchants.
19. But there is one thing behind these; had the Chinese themselves kept aloof, commercial enterprise would have effected little; but the natives of the Mainland flocked to Hongkong in crowds after some few years' experience of it.
20. Doubtless they did so because they saw here a difference in Government and consequently ...
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On the whole I am enabled at Prosperity
of Houghous
this date to cudouse and confirm the and its causes.
various
Peport's made by
Me
on the
Annual Blue Book of Stoughtong
for
some
years past, expecially
"that which accompanies the Brook for 1858.
17. Year by year the Colony continues to improve its political and it's Commercial Status, while
its position
as
a
port of General
Convenience is as
now as
heretofore.
18. Something of
readily admitted
this
prosperity
is due to geographical location, something
0
to recidentul circumstances, and
a considerable part to the professional
British and Foreign
enterprise of Merchants.
19. Prut there is one
thing behind there; had the chinese themselves Kipt aloof, commercial enterprise would have effected little; but the the "Mainland flocked to
natives
F
Hongkong in Crowds after some few years' experience
20.
seeing
ar
observation
of it.
from
Doubthere they bid is
Milaus
of trade,
also because they
but plainly
saw here a difference
in Government and consequently.
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