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"Government be deposited at interest in the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation in the name of the Jubilee Committees, and be disbursed by them after paying for the local celebrations - one half towards the erection of the Hospital for Women and Children and the other half towards the construction of the first section of the Road from Kennedy Town to Pokfulam.
The Government undertakes to commence forthwith and carry on the remaining portion of the road until completed.
These Resolutions were submitted to His Excellency the Governor, by whom they were referred to you, and the Committee were informed that they had received the approval of the Government and the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
They were published in the newspapers.
10. During this time Major General Black was in command of the Forces in the Colony and, as a member of the public, made a suggestion as to the form the Memorial should take, which however did not commend itself to the Committees and was consequently rejected.
11. On the passing of the Resolutions, subscriptions were collected from the entire community, the Chinese subscribing largely to the Road portion of the scheme;
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