CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 509

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

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505-

{

"Of the Chinese are permanent settlers,

"but only temporary residents, coming to

"Hong Kong to avail themselves of the "facilities offered by British rule for

"Earning money, with which they propose "to return to their own country, to end " their days amongst their own people.

"Some of the richer Chinese, who possess

"much house property

"in the Colony,

"do not, as a rule, settle there with

"their whole family. Their first or

"principal wife remains at the home

"of their ancestors, in their native

"country." While there are thousands

"of industrious and peaceable traders

"and labourers amongst the Chinese

"here, this island has also long

"served as an asylum for the criminals of

"the neighbouring provinces of

"China. Moreover, all large Chinese communities

"are undermined by dangerous secret

"societies, and distracted by

"animosities between rival clans and factions,

"which not seldom break out into open

"and bloody violence. The richer Chinese

"themselves are constantly urging on the Government

"the necessity of augmenting the Police Force

"and

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22 505- { "Of the Chinese are permanent settlers, "but only temporary residents, coming to "Hong Kong to avail themselves of the "facilities offered by British rule for "Earning money, with which they propose "to return to their own country, to end " their days amongst their own people. "Some of the richer Chinese, who possess "much house property "in the Colony, "do not, as a rule, settle there with "their whole family. Their first or "principal wife remains at the home "of their ancestors, in their native "country." While there are thousands "of industrious and peaceable traders "and labourers amongst the Chinese "here, this island has also long "served as an asylum for the criminals of "the neighbouring provinces of "China. Moreover, all large Chinese communities "are undermined by dangerous secret "societies, and distracted by "animosities between rival clans and factions, "which not seldom break out into open "and bloody violence. The richer Chinese "themselves are constantly urging on the Government "the necessity of augmenting the Police Force "and
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22

505-

{

"of the chinese are permanent seltters,

"but only temporary residents, coming to

"Anglions to avail Remselves of the "facilities offered by British rule for

"Earning money, with which they propone "to return to their own country, to indes " their days amongst the i'r own people. "Sohn the richer Chinese, who pizz 23

"L

"Much house property

in the Colony.

do not, as a rule, settle there with

" their whole family. Their first or " principal wife remains at the home

"

of

Their ancestors, in their natur

4

"Country" _ While there are thousands

C

Industrins and peaceable, traders

and labourers amo

aming

the Chinese

here, this 12land has also long

Jewel

as an Abratio for the criminals of

the neighbouring provinces

of

China.

Mourver, all largs Chinese inmunities

are underminced by dangerous West

docaties, and distracted

Animoitiés

buy

rival clans and fa

of reval

1 Jactions which not seldom break out into oper

And bloody biolence. The ucher Chmere themselves are constantly arging on the Government the recessity of augmenting the Police Force

and

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