CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4] — Page 452

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rule, be a Military Officer, fit to take the personal command of the Force if called out to suppress an internal disturbance, and to co-operate efficiently with the Officers of the Garrison, in the event of foreign attack.

3. It has been often and truly observed that it can never be foreseen how any Public Officer, from the Governor downwards, will succeed in a Colony until he has been actually tried. From the peculiar situation of Hongkong on the verge of the vast Empire of China; from the great numbers of men-of-war and merchant ships of all nations that visit the harbour; from the constant danger to the handful of European residents from the overwhelming Chinese population, and from a host of special circumstances referred to in my previous despatches, the position of the Head of the Police is at once more difficult and more important here than in most other British Dependencies. It is, therefore, highly desirable

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4 450 rule, be a Military Officer, fit to take the personal command of the Force if called out to suppress an internal disturbance, and to co-operate efficiently with the Officers of the Garrison, in the event of foreign attack. 3. It has been often and truly observed that it can never be foreseen how any Public Officer, from the Governor downwards, will succeed in a Colony until he has been actually tried. From the peculiar situation of Hongkong on the verge of the vast Empire of China; from the great numbers of men-of-war and merchant ships of all nations that visit the harbour; from the constant danger to the handful of European residents from the overwhelming Chinese population, and from a host of special circumstances referred to in my previous despatches, the position of the Head of the Police is at once more difficult and more important here than in most other British Dependencies. It is, therefore, highly desirable
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4 > 450 rule, be a Military Officer, fit to take the personal command of the Force if called out to suppress and internal disturbance, and to eo- operate efficiently with the Officers of the Garrison, in the event of forrign attack. 3. It has been often and be truly or foreseen how any Public Officer | from the Governor downwards, will 4 succeed in a Colony until he has beer actually tried. From the_ peculiar situation of Hongkong observed that it can never the on the verge of the vast Empire of China; from the great numbers of men-of-weer and merchant ships of all nations that visit the harbour; from the constant danger to the handful of European residents from the overwhelming Chinese population, and from a host of special circumstances referred to in m previous despatches, the position of the Head of the Police is at once more difficult and more important here than in most other British Dependencies. It is, therefore, highly desirable
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450

rule, be a Military Officer, fit to take the personal command of the Force if called out to suppress and internal disturbance, and to eo-

operate efficiently with the Officers

of the Garrison, in the event of forrign attack.

3.

It has been often and be

truly or foreseen how any Public Officer | from the Governor downwards, will 4 succeed in a Colony until he has beer actually tried. From the_ peculiar situation of Hongkong

observed that it can never

the

on

the

verge of the vast Empire of China; from the great numbers of men-of-weer

and merchant ships of all nations that visit the harbour; from the constant danger to the handful of European residents from the overwhelming Chinese population, and from a host of special circumstances referred to in m previous despatches, the position of the Head of the Police is at once

more

difficult and more

important

here than in most other British

Dependencies. It is, therefore, highly

desirable

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