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With regard to the first question that the Chinese invite, Lam of ... in Your Lordship's opinion that the special fund might with great propriety be applied to all or any of the following objects:

(a) The Praya
(b) The Water Supply
(c) Mains and sewers
(d) Hospitals
(e) Police Installations

(a) when it is considered that the population of Hong Kong numbers 120,000 of which ... the European and American proportion including the Military and Naval Forces and the Crews of merchant ships in harbour ... are ... residents ... 506 of the ... principally benefited by every dollar that is spent on Municipal works and improvements of all descriptions. But the Praya is the resort of a vast Chinese boating population (probably 100,000) who live on the Praya and by the Praya and ... warehouses and buildings which stand about three miles along the shore from Possession Point to West Point. are with the exception of the locality adjoining Government wharf, ... rent wharf, mostly owned or tenanted by Chinese traders.

I should ... therefore ... do not exceed 4,000, It may be said that the rebuilding of the Praya would ... that ... unquestionably

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With regard to the first question that the Chinese invite, Lam of ... in Your Lordship's opinion that the special fund might with great propriety be applied to all or any of the following objects: (a) The Praya (b) The Water Supply (c) Mains and sewers (d) Hospitals (e) Police Installations (a) when it is considered that the population of Hong Kong numbers 120,000 of which ... the European and American proportion including the Military and Naval Forces and the Crews of merchant ships in harbour ... are ... residents ... 506 of the ... principally benefited by every dollar that is spent on Municipal works and improvements of all descriptions. But the Praya is the resort of a vast Chinese boating population (probably 100,000) who live on the Praya and by the Praya and ... warehouses and buildings which stand about three miles along the shore from Possession Point to West Point. are with the exception of the locality adjoining Government wharf, ... rent wharf, mostly owned or tenanted by Chinese traders. I should ... therefore ... do not exceed 4,000, It may be said that the rebuilding of the Praya would ... that ... unquestionably

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With regard to the first question that the Chinese

Minvite, Lam of

in Your Lordship's opinion that the special hund might with great propriety be applied to all or any of the following objects:

(a) The Praya

(6-) The Water Supply

(d) Hospitals

(e) Police Istable shiments

(a) when it is considered that the population of Hong Kong numbers

120,000 of which.

the Europea American proportion including the Military and kaval Forces and the Crews of merchant ships in harbour

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;

warehouses and buildings which stend about three miles along the Danga Длица Just Point to West Pon't. are with the exception of

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oned or tenanted by Chinese baders.

I should

Day

therefore

do-not exceed 4,000, A may be said that the rebuilding of the Praya world

that

unquestionably

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