CO129-096 - Others - 1863 — Page 219

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

Ships - partially armed - laying at anchor off the Town; and the Harbour being the head quarters of the sporting world, a large Naval Station,

And

... Mellan ... having ... a ... Dock ... likely ... The c ... 16. 216

Her Majesty's Troops are stationed in England... I imagine because Hongkong's share in the foreign trade of China is estimated at some 30 Millions Sterling; because this trade is carried on mostly in British vessels from ... in China, at ... Open ... Ports ... such as ... which have ... live ... and Docks, it is not ... to be totally denuded of Men of war.

These considerations enable me confidently to assert that the presence of H.M. Troops in Hongkong is not creeping for the security of its European Inhabitants, or for the protection of British interests.

1 Colonial ... British Settlements and British Subjects for whom we claim Exemption from territorial Jurisdiction; because in the management of this vast trade, and

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Ships - partially armed - laying at anchor off the Town; and the Harbour being the head quarters of the sporting world, a large Naval Station, And ... Mellan ... having ... a ... Dock ... likely ... The c ... 16. 216 Her Majesty's Troops are stationed in England... I imagine because Hongkong's share in the foreign trade of China is estimated at some 30 Millions Sterling; because this trade is carried on mostly in British vessels from ... in China, at ... Open ... Ports ... such as ... which have ... live ... and Docks, it is not ... to be totally denuded of Men of war. These considerations enable me confidently to assert that the presence of H.M. Troops in Hongkong is not creeping for the security of its European Inhabitants, or for the protection of British interests. 1 Colonial ... British Settlements and British Subjects for whom we claim Exemption from territorial Jurisdiction; because in the management of this vast trade, and
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Ships - partially armed - laying at anchor of the Town; and the Harbour being the head quarters of the sporting a lange Naval Station, And W Mellan t hausig a Doch Jord likely The c 16. 216 Her Majesty's Troops are stationed in Englandi I imagine because bugtendi share in the foreign trade of China is estimated at omn 30 Millions Sterling ; because This trade is carried mostly in British besels from in China, at Ave Opene Perti sach f which have lve and Docks, in noves to be totally denuded of Men of trar. Considerations enable These me confidently to assert that An вы presence of 4. M. Traspo Hongkong in not creeping for the security of its Europian Inhabitants, or for the protection interests. 1 Colonial British Settlements and British Secbguts for whom we claine Excmption pome territorial Junius diction; because in the management of this vach trade, and
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Ships - partially armed - laying at anchor of the Town; and the Harbour

being the head quarters of the sporting

a lange Naval Station,

And

W

Mellan t

hausig

a

Doch Jord

likely

The c

16.

216

Her Majesty's Troops

are stationed in

Englandi

I imagine because bugtendi share in the foreign trade of

China

is estimated at omn

30 Millions Sterling ; because

This trade

is carried

mostly in British besels from

in China, at

Ave

Opene

Perti

sach f

which

have

lve

and Docks, in noves

to be totally denuded of Men of trar.

Considerations enable

These

me

confidently to assert that

An

вы

presence of 4. M. Traspo

Hongkong

in not creeping

for the security of its Europian Inhabitants, or for the protection

interests.

1

Colonial

British Settlements and

British Secbguts for whom we claine Excmption pome territorial Junius diction; because in the management

of this vach trade, and

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