CO129-147 - Public Offices - 1870 — Page 433

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

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From that time, although

I rarely sow Ping York, and he stopped

letters passed between us,

requesting

me at stated times to

him on his visits to

accompany Government House.

Imay here mention that it

about this period that the Chinese Authorities renewed their enquiries regarding the establishment of t

Custom Houses in the neighbourhood of Hany Kang.

years ago

Official

had been to me to find out the... feeling of this Government regarding the establishment of their stations, and also regarding the

eveme

appointment of a Chinese Consul at this Port.

Ping Yub re-opened the former

of these questions just

on

he had been

for a second or third time reported for transeating official business directly with Hong Kong, and from

what passed, had he been left alone, Idoubt whither the cordon of

Stations round the Island would have been placed,

that the Viceroy

Junderstood

was anxious to do

nothing which would seem unfriendly towards this Government. Tiny Yuk;

who is a most realous and active Official,

wars desirons of finding

same method for stopping the

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