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Land

The most dangerous of all

are European Criminals,

Italians, Greeks

Especially

and

undesirables who prowl about the Ports of

China and Japan and connive with

the natives to commit

serious

Piracies

and

other crimes.

Hongkong is unfortunately situated in this respect through unavoidably,

owing

to its geographical position. Thus the Supreme Court of China and

Japan

Ord. 5.7.79

is empowered to send offenders for Imprisonment to Hong Kong, so that at the expiration of their term of Punishment they are

turned out into the Streets

in a destitute

condition.

Ord. 392

That court is also empowered

Ord. 1865.1.1071

to deport British Subjects

to Hong Kong

unless

the Governor of the Colony deport them to England, (which he is authorized

to do) they must be set at large. Again the Government of the Philippines who are likewise empowered to deport their Criminals find it convenient to send them to Hongkong

and

simply to land them

there.

It is so very

desirable

to check

as

much as possible

this Confluence of Criminal Population in Hongkong from so many

Sources,

that

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Land The most dangerous of all are European Criminals, Italians, Greeks Especially and undesirables who prowl about the Ports of China and Japan and connive with the natives to commit serious Piracies and other crimes. Hongkong is unfortunately situated in this respect through unavoidably, owing to its geographical position. Thus the Supreme Court of China and Japan Ord. 5.7.79 is empowered to send offenders for Imprisonment to Hong Kong, so that at the expiration of their term of Punishment they are turned out into the Streets in a destitute condition. Ord. 392 That court is also empowered Ord. 1865.1.1071 to deport British Subjects to Hong Kong unless the Governor of the Colony deport them to England, (which he is authorized to do) they must be set at large. Again the Government of the Philippines who are likewise empowered to deport their Criminals find it convenient to send them to Hongkong and simply to land them there. It is so very desirable to check as much as possible this Confluence of Criminal Population in Hongkong from so many Sources, that
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Land

The most dangerous of all

are European Criminals,

Halians Preeks

Especially

and

rondescripts who prowl about the Ports of

China and Japan and Themselves with

the natives to commit

league

Piracies

and

other crimes.

tonghong is unfortuma_ otely situated in this respect through unavoidably ro,

owing

to its geographical position. Thus the Supreme Ocker ins

and Japan

Court of China and

Geder Japan 1765.5.79

is empowered to send of -fenders for Imprisonment to Hong Kong, so that at the expiration of their term of Punishment they turned out into the Streets

are

"Council.

of the Colony in a bestitutes.

condition.

Veder ein

392

That court is also empowered

uncil 1865. to deport British Subjects

1.1071

//2]

to Hong Kong

مننه

unless

the Governor of the Colony deport them to England, (which he is authorized

the spot.

to. 20) they must be set at large Again the Sovernment of the Philippines who are likewise empowered deport their Criminals find it convenient to seird them to Hongsong

in

و کار

kean of was and

there simply to land them

It is so very

to check

as

desirable

much as possit

thhis Confluence of Criminal Population in Hongkong from so many

Sources,

that

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