CO129-239 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [9-12] — Page 401

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Sir John Pope Hennessy, the then Governor of Stongkong, was alive to the want of the Chinese Merchants in his direction, and quacionsly granted them portion of a piece of land at Povecacion Point (now known as the Chinese Recreations Ground) to erect thereon tivo buildings,

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for the To Leung Ruck (Society for the protection of women and childrew).

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preserved as an open place, for the promotion ofpublic health!

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In the year 1887,

the

Ohmice Merchants, having resolved to celebrate Her

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Subscriptions to the amount $65,000 were then promised

By the leading Merchants, part

of

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4. On account of Sanitation, and advice of Mr Oldwick,

by

Sanitary Enquies, expecially

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said land has not been.

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$11,000 has been collected and spent in general, illuminations and rejoicings, Contributions to the erection

of a

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statue

of the Queen, 10 On the 6th May, 1888,

at a meeting of the promoters

of