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Here lies the cause

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of the signal

failure of the Hongkong Police which failure, as I lebrevi, is attributable to the faulty system

chiefly

of going the Police Forre à milit

the

Military constitution when the Colony pays heavily for the maintenance of a separete Military Force. To for from bunking therefore that the Police Force of Elong could advecta geraly be utin

advantageously lized for the def military defence of the Colony, I am of opinion that a Prong Chiruse Surlitary Force

could and should be used both in Lime

of peace and in time of

to and the night

duties of the

Palive Force by petrolling part

the town at night.

tijion

the

I look

meining of a strong Chinese

regiment in Coughing as properes jesirable not only

as an cronomical

Measure

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