CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 — Page 456

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are nevertheless of qua. importance.

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and Itist

I have now given you my views upon

this brand of the radject

these. Ordinumers in detail, an anxious

will

that you should clearly understand the

general principles by which I have boon

guided in so doing.

view of Hleriajesty's

Here again the minutes onahan divergent,

Cherthalen

I have begu zetten uncertain which way to pract in

Geroanmant is, not that the existing laws of

Hong Kong should be excluded unless shown to

they

full and

be capable of inmediate; enforcement, tot as

rather that they should not be excluded un-

less they are shown to be

able

timo It

f would be con-

erteig them inextstaher

trary to sound principle to introduce laws

which it is obviously impossible to enforce;

and the greatest care and discretion wil

diporation

therefore be necessary in deciding how far

circumstances will justify the application

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tw in each particular

although, as I have said before, it is of

importance that the new territory should

from the first be regarded as an integral

part of the Colony of Hong Kong, it is

equally

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