In my opinion the place and wholly its circumstances are unsuited for that is proport: It is an Imperial Station with great Imperial interests, on the borders of a foreign land, it added the nucleus of wide reaching British interests in the Far East, must, it appears to me, be kept under Imperial protection and under Imperial control.
So far I am assuming this much that the self government would be worthy of the name, and that the elective system would include all ranks of the community, but this is not what the Petition demands. Those who framed it and signed it would, I think, be disappointed to gather the power in the hands of a select few, and constitute a small oligarchy.
I am wholly opposed to any such change and I consider that the well being of the large majority of the inhabitants is more likely to be safeguarded under the Crown Colony system, under which, as far as possible, no distinction is made of rank or race, than by representations which would leave the bulk of the population wholly unrepresented.
In short I can hold out no hope whatever, that Hongkong will cease to be a Crown Colony.
DRAFT.
Mr.
MINUTE.
Mr. Fairfield.
Mr. Wingfield,
Mr. Bramston.
Mr. Meude.
Mr. Buxton.
Marquess of Ripon,
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In my opinion the place and wholly
its circumstances are
unsuited for that is propord: Imis An Imperial Station
with
great Imperial interests,
on the forders of a foreign
land, it added the nucleus
•
9 wide reaching British intereste
in the for
"Tasty, must, it appears to me,
be kept under Imperial protection and under Imperial
control.
So far In saying
I am ass
this much
that the
assuming self govenment would be
worthy of
the name.
and
that the elective system would include all ranks
of the community
but
this is not what the Retition demaids. It Those who
DRAFT.
Mr.
MINUTE.
Mr. Fairfield.
Mr. Wingfield,
Mr. Bramston.
Mr. Meude.
Mr. Buxton.
Marquess of Ripon,
375
hamed it and signed it would, denher boinstined to gathe place
the power
in the
hands of a sciect few, and (Akay Constitute a small oligarchy.
race.
restricted by the lines of Dagat Hat I am tobolly apport to any such change and impart I am ly I consider that
opposed.
the well being of the large majority 9
is more
the inhabitante
to be safegarded.
likely by the from colony system.
under which, as far as possive
no distinction is made
Lank or lace,
than
by
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representations which would leave the bulk of the population
Wholly unrepresented.
will cease
In short I can hold out no kope whatever,
Heat Hongtong
to be a frown Colome.
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