L rules, a position which would inevitably lead to difficulties and complications, and hinder efforts to shake the confidence of the Chinese in British rule; in considering this matter it cannot be too much borne in mind that the Colony of Hongkong and China are contiguous, and that arguments which might be advanced in favour of the appointment of a Chinese Consul do not apply to Hongkong, as they do in Singapore.
Hongkong is so near China that on Chinese maps it is made to appear as Chinese territory and regarded by not a few Chinese as still belonging to the Chinese Empire. Attempts have been made on more than one occasion by Chinese officials to avail themselves of this popular error by endeavouring to interfere with their countrymen in Hongkong by addressing orders to them, as if they were under their jurisdiction. The object of such interference has almost invariably been money and not the welfare of the Chinese. It has not been easy to frustrate such endeavours in the past. It would still be more difficult to do so with a Chinese official in our midst, and much of the time which is profitably spent in looking after Chinese interests, would be taken up in keeping a watch on the Consul and protecting the Chinese against the machinations of the officer, who ought himself to protect them.
19th Jany, 1891.
(Signed) J. A. Stewart Lockhart
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rules, a position which would inevitably lead to difficulties and complications, and hina to shake the confidence of the Chuviese in British rule; du considering this matter it cannot
be too much borne in mind
that a
the
Colony of Hongkong and China are contiguous, and that
arguments which might be advanced in favorer of the apponitment of
a Chiniese Consul
do not
in Singapore
apply to Hongkong, which is so near China that on Chinese maps it is made to appear as Chinese serritory and
regarded
carded by not a few Chniese
to the Chuviese
as still belonging Empire. Attempts have been
made
on
more than one occasion
by Chinese officials to avail themselves of this popular auror by endeavouring to interfere with
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their countrymen untongkong
addrewing
and addre
as if they
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orders to them.
were under their
Jurisdiction. The object of such
interference has almost invare
been
money
est invariably and not the welfare
of the Cliniese. It has not been
to frustrate such
easy
endeaverers.
in the past. It would still be more difficult to do so with a Chuviese official in our midst, and much of the time which
profitably spent in
is
looking after Chinese interests, would be taken up in keeping
a watch on the Convul and
protecting the Chiriese against the machinations of the officer, who ought himself to protect
theur.
19th Jany, 1891.
(Signed) J. A. Stewart Lockhart
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