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9.

Ow the south of Hong Kong islands the largest-

there is a group of

which is called Lamma » ; there

f

are close to the island of Hong kong, commanding the approaches to the Town of Aberdeew where one principal.

doch is situated; and it is to the highest degree inconvenient that this

group of telands is not included in the.

Britich possession .

3.

The Clusese authorities have

for a length of time resisted the rrection

of a

a light-house considered necessary

020 one

of

these islands, and which

it was proposed to creet and main - tain at the expense of the Colony

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There islands also

Leros

serve

as porto for Cluniese Cruisers to issue from, and levy deces, in British waters, from Chemsiere junks owned by Chinamen who are British subjecto

or

5

living

under British protection . "North of Hong Kong the Peninsular of kowloon was acquired after our last war with China; but it is to

be regretted that the boundary was

not drawn as I have how showw

it on the enclosed plaw.

6.1

At present the harbor law scarcely be considered a British port,

when almost all the northern shore

At the Lycemoon pacs

is Chinese territory.

only (or) five hundred

yards

Separate