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Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,

Hongkong 144th September 1882.

180:

To the Editor e Mall Budget

"Pall

Sir.

London.

To

the Committer

The attention

of this Chamber has been drawn to an article in the Pall Mall Rudget of the 28th July,

in which

stalemments are made

the effect.

that Chinese settlers have recently of been leaving the island

the island and theat

Chinese capital has been with drawn in consequence of the unfriendly

the present Administrator vernment towards

bearing thos

native population.

The Committer are

the

eatisfied

Q

that this statement convey in the poling

serious imputation, upon

the Government and reflecting discredit upon the Colony itself would not have been made in your

influential Journal excepting. were based lepon information which you

good reason

had

regard as authentie do not hesitate

Committee

to state to

you

that

that

you

have

will give

been wholly misinformed and feel Chamber by the insertion of letter

you

thes

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