CO129-212 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [10-11] — Page 347

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342

: £

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"aid and support to the trade with

China generally, and as our Chief

&

Military and Naval Station in

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these seas. Local interests must

always tend to the prevalence of the former view, but I consider

that the latter is the true

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emphasize it."

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Hong Kong

was also Her Majesty's

Envoy/ Plenipotentiary in China, and

this necessarily led him to

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regard the

Colony

-

in its relation

"to Imperial interests; but that is

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no

longer the case,

and whatsoever

"the breadth of view of individual

Governors, such as Sir George

is at

Bowen, their strict concern is

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present confined to the Colony itself. The Colonial Officers

serving under them are still

likely to share the local feeling, and when the Government

#

is administered by one of

these Officers in the absence

of

a

Governor, Imperial interests are

more

likely to be ignored.

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342 : £ { # # "aid and support to the trade with China generally, and as our Chief & Military and Naval Station in { these seas. Local interests must always tend to the prevalence of the former view, but I consider that the latter is the true # "and that it is important to # emphasize it." "At one time the Governor of Hong Kong was also Her Majesty's Envoy/ Plenipotentiary in China, and this necessarily led him to # regard the Colony - in its relation "to Imperial interests; but that is # no longer the case, and whatsoever "the breadth of view of individual Governors, such as Sir George is at Bowen, their strict concern is # # present confined to the Colony itself. The Colonial Officers serving under them are still likely to share the local feeling, and when the Government # is administered by one of these Officers in the absence of a Governor, Imperial interests are more likely to be ignored.
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342

: £

{

#

#

"

"aid and support to the trade with

China generally, and as our Chief

&

Kilitary and eNaval Station in

{

these seas. Local interests must

always tend to the prevalence of the former view, but I consider

that the latter is the true

#

"and that it is important to

#

emphasize it."

"est one time the Governor of

Bong Kong

was also Her Majesty's

Nenipotentiary in China, and

this necessarily led him to

#

regard the

Colony

-

in its relation

" to Imperial interests; but that is.

#

موجود

NO

longer the ease,

and whatsoever

"the breadth of view of individual.

Governors, such as dir George

is at

Bowen, their strict concern is

#

#

present confined to the Colony itself. The Colonial Officers

serving under them are still

112012

likely to share the Ersal feeling, and when the Government

#

is administered by one of

Officers in the absence

o

thes

a

Governor, Imperial interests are

more

likely to be ignored. E

+

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