137
acceptable to China and
220
you reason for objecting to it, it will enable
this Government to co-operate with
China without Encounter.
Encountering
the
opposition of the whole of the Mercantile
Community of Hong Kong which is of itself, as your Excellency will no doubt
3
agree
with me, a reason of some importance.
In my
opinion the conditions
to which the Commercial Community
have expressed
their
willingness
to
consent, because they regard
as emanating from themselves, are
more stringent than those objected
to by them in the draft Bill before Council. These objections
are possibly based to a considerable extent
on sentiment, but it must be
remembered that the so-called
Blockade Question is one that caused
an immense
amount of
ill feeling
some years ago.
This had almost been
forgotten, but the sudden introduction of the Bill, which I was not at liberty
to make public until I received Your Excellency's telegram informing
of the adhesion of Portugal to
the arrangements, seemed to rouse the dormant feeling.
This Government
did what it could
to hasten the Bill, for I read the Bill
wire
a first time
preliminary
to Your Excellency's
Telegram
207
137
acceptable to China and
220
you reason for obficting to it, it will enable
this Government to co-operate with
China without Encounter.
Encountering
the
opposition of the whole of the Mercantile
Community of Stong kong which is of itseif, as your Excellency will no doubt
agree
3
with me, a prason of some importance.
opinion the conditions
my
to which the Commercial Community
have expressed
their
willing
side to
consent, because they regard
As iman
then
manating from themselves, are
more stringent than those objected
to by them in the draft Bill before Council These objections
possibly based to a considerable detent
on sentiment, but it must be a
remembered that the do: called
Blockade Question is one that caused
au immense.
Some years ago.
ill feeling
amount of
of ill
This had almost bien
forgotten, but the sudden introduction of the Bill, which I was not acliberty
to make public until I reaind Your Excellency's telegram informing
of the adhesion of Portugal to
the arrangements, serned to rouse the dormant feeling.
This Gover
the subject.
did what it could
to hasten the Bill for I read the Bill
wire
a first time
premibly
Your Excellency's
Telegram
207
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