to it. If Mr. Whitehead's views. were given effect to, the Chinese would indeed have cause to pro- claim that they were "writhing "under injustice.
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"It's trade... is mainly carried on by British merchants? The British merchants so-called
of the present day are merely Com_ mission agents for the most part doing business for Chinese Firms. Their residence in this Colony~ must depend on the continued residence of the Chinese Merchants here. This dependence illustrated during the recent epidemie of plague.
Paragraph 7.
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"The Governor invariably consults the Unofficial Members in regard to all legislation in- volving publie interests.
Paragraph 8.
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of the 6 members of Excen_ tive Council 4 have had local experience ranging from 25 years to 10 years- the other two members officers with a technical training viz:- the Attorney General and the Director of Public Works .
Of the 20 leading officials in the Colony, 16 have served in Hong- Kong for periods ranging from 35 to to years. The remaining 4
officers of approved capability and with special qualifications _ viz :- the Chief Justice, the Attorney General, the Director of Public Works and the Superintendent of the Gool. It is not correct to say that
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Honghong is the stepping stone to promotion elsewhere (there
are those in the service who wish that such was the case) - With I the exception of Sir Julian
Pauncefote
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