CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3] — Page 132

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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of Mr. Bosman in England.

b

This is a

very

interesting experiment; and

trust that the first Government

Scholar on

may prove the leader

of a long line of successors,

this

who will confer permanent. benefits not only Colony, but on the vast

on

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neighbouring Empire, eAlready several former pupils of our Government Schools here have risen to important and _~ influential positions in China,

where

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where they do not forget that they

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their

success to the education

provided for them under English

auspices. All must

this is a

agru

that

very legitimate mode of extending British influence throughout this quarter of the ___

world

I have the honour to be,

My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient.

Humble Servant,

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