CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 69

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respecting any of the rumowns

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" privileges of local self government, such

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Mat I shall

respectful

and with great

consideration Is the statements

And arguments of the memorial, and of

the

Speeches

which have been addressed

to me. I have

already Examined the

Official documents to which

reference

has been made; and you will, of course,

rely

on my warning

You may rely on my

best efforts

The authority and influence of my office,

and

my

long and varied Experience.

in Colonial Administration to promote,

as far as lies

in my power,

Ladies and gentlemen, all agree that

it would not be proper for me, to

Express any decided

opinion respecting any of

the numerous

grave and complicated questions affecting

The Colony of Hongkong until I shall have Examined them on the spot.

But

I have fully

at heart

the Social

And Moral as well as the material welfare of the community over which

I shall preside, as the Representative

of

the Queen. It is important, however,

to bear in mind That Hongkong

is a Crown Colony; that it enjoys

many

privileges of local self government, such

as are enjoyed by the great Colonies in Australia and Canada, which are

populated

"Mat I shall

"respectful

and with great

consideration to the statements

" And arguments of the memorial, and of

"the

Speeches

which have been addressed

"to me. I have

already Examined the

" Official documents to which

reference

has been alluded; and you will, of course,

rely

on my warning

You may rely on my

all

"The authority and influence of my office,

"and"

my

long and varied Experience.

" in Colonial Administration to promote,

as far as lies

in my power,

"Ladies and gentlemen, all agree that

"it would not be proper for me, to

"Express any decided

opinion respecting any of

respecting any of the numerous

grave and complicated questions affecting

" The Colony of Hongkong until I shall have Examined them on the spot _

"But

"I have fully

at heart

The Social

And Moral as well as the material welfare of the community over which

" I shall preside, as the Representative

"of

the Queen. It is important, however,

to bear in mind That Hongkong

"In Crown Colony; that it enjoys

many

" privileges of local self government, such

as are enjoyed by the great Colonies in Australia and Canada, which are

" populated