CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9] — Page 36

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Roman Catholies are now under

tuition in the above-mentioned.

institutions. Such successful:

exertion cert

certainly

deserves

encouragement on the part of the Colonial Government.

(2) It has been urged that, in

equity, the fast should be taken

inte account that whereas, in all

other Colonice, state-aid was

for

many years granted to the Roman

Catholic Church as well as to the Anglican and other Churches, in Hongkong, on the other hand,

State Aid

1

11.

State-aid has never been allowed except to Anglisans, who form a small minority, though by far the wealthiest portion, of the Christian in habitants of this Island

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In conclusion, I beg to

repeat my

entire concurrence with

the

recommendation

of

the Excautive

the

Council viz. that1-

(1) Bishop Raimondée request for

insertion

of

a "Conscience Clause in

the Trust Deed of St Joseph's College should be granted,

(2.)