CO129-323 - Acting Governor May Governor Nathan - 1904 [6-7] — Page 588

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No.

353.

C Hongkong.

Sir,

70

28953

Government House,

C.

57451

586

IPE 2 NOV OF

Hongkong, 29th September, 1904.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 250 of the 25th August, 1904, transmitting for my consideration a copy of a letter from the Foreign Office enquiring whether there would be objection to two Chinese subjects named Chang Ping-lin and Chon Yung, now undergoing imprisonment at Shanghai for publishing seditious pamphlets, being sent to Hongkong in a British Vessel when they have served their terms of imprisonment.

2.

In reply, I have to state that in my opinion there are strong objections to Chinese political agitators being allowed to use Hongkong as an asylum. Apart from the fact that the experience of the past shows that such persons would not be safe here without some measure of Police protection, entailing expense upon the Government, it appears to me that their presence at Hongkong would certainly be misconstrued by the Chinese Authorities in the neighbouring provinces of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, and would tend to impair those harmonious relations which it is clearly to the interest of the Colony to maintain.

Hongkong lies too close to Canton, the seat

3.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P.,

&c...


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No.

353.

C Hongkong.

Sir,

70

28953

Government House,

C.

57451

586

IPE 2 NOV OF

Hongkong, 29th September, 1904.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 250 of the 25th August, 1904, transmitting for my consideration a copy of a letter from the Foreign Office enquiring whether there would be objection to two Chinese subjects named Chang Ping-lin and Chon Yung, now undergoing imprisonment at Shanghai for publishing seditious pamphlets, being sent to Hongkong in a British Vessel when they have served their terms of imprisonment.

2.

In reply, I have to state that in my opinion there are strong objections to Chinese political agitators being allowed to use Hongkong as an asylum. Apart from the fact that the experience of the past shows that such persons would not be safe here without some measure of Police protection, entailing expense upon the Government, it appears to me that their presence at Hongkong would certainly be misconstrued by the Chinese Authorities in the neighbouring provinces of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, and would tend to impair those harmonious relations which it is clearly to the interest of the Colony to maintain.

Hongkong lies too close to Canton, the seat

3.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P.,

&c...

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No. 353. C Hongkong. Sir, 70 28953 Government House, C. 57451 586 IPE 2 NOV OF Hongkong, 29th September, 1904. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 250 of the 25th August, 1904, transmitting for my consideration a copy of a letter from the Foreign Office enquiring whether there would be objection to two Chinese subjects named Chang Ping-lin and Chon Yung, now undergoing imprisonment at Shanghai for publishing seditious pamphlets, being sent to Hongkong in a British Vessel when they have served their terms of imprisonment. 2. In reply, I have to state that in my opinion there are strong objections to Chinese political agitators being allowed to use Hongkong as an asylum. Apart from the fact that the experience of the past shows that such persons would not be safe here without some measure of Police protection, entailing expense upon the Government, it appears to me that their presence at Hongkong would certainly be misconstrued by the Chinese Authorities in the neighbouring provinces of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, and would tend to impair those harmonious relations which it is clearly to the interest of the Colony to maintain. Hongkong lies too close to Canton, the seat 3. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P., &c... Page 353 appears to be delineated by metadata, but the content is incomplete. The given text is proofread as per the instructions. Page 354 is not available in the given text. ... However, to follow the exact format as requested, the last three lines should be removed as they were not part of the original text and were an attempt to explain or comment, which is against the rules. The corrected response is: No. 353. C Hongkong. Sir, 70 28953 Government House, C. 57451 586 IPE 2 NOV OF Hongkong, 29th September, 1904. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 250 of the 25th August, 1904, transmitting for my consideration a copy of a letter from the Foreign Office enquiring whether there would be objection to two Chinese subjects named Chang Ping-lin and Chon Yung, now undergoing imprisonment at Shanghai for publishing seditious pamphlets, being sent to Hongkong in a British Vessel when they have served their terms of imprisonment. 2. In reply, I have to state that in my opinion there are strong objections to Chinese political agitators being allowed to use Hongkong as an asylum. Apart from the fact that the experience of the past shows that such persons would not be safe here without some measure of Police protection, entailing expense upon the Government, it appears to me that their presence at Hongkong would certainly be misconstrued by the Chinese Authorities in the neighbouring provinces of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, and would tend to impair those harmonious relations which it is clearly to the interest of the Colony to maintain. Hongkong lies too close to Canton, the seat 3. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P., &c...
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No. 353. C Hongkong. Sir, 70 28953 Government House, C. 57451 586 IPE 2 NOV OF Hongkong, 29th. September, 1904. I have the honour to acknowledge the re- ceipt of your Despatch No. 250 of the 25th. August, 1904, transmitting for my consideration a copy of a letter from the Foreign Office enquiring whether there would be objection to two Chinese subjects named Chang Ping-lin and Chon Yung,now undergoing imprisonment at Shanghai for publishing seditious pamphlets, being sent to Hongkong in a British Vessel when they have served their tems of imprisonment. 2. In reply I have to state that in my opinion there are strong objections to Chinese political agitators being allowed to use Hongkong as an asylum. Apart from the fact that the experience of the past shows that such persons would not be safe here without some measure of Police protec- tion, entailing expense upon the Goverment, it appears to me that their presence at Hongkong would certainly be miscons- true by the Chinese Authorities in the neighbouring provinces of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, and would tend to impair those harmonious relations which it is clearly to the interest of the Colony to maintain. Hongkong lies too close to Canton, the seat 3. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P., 8cc... 8C++ 800.4
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No.

353.

C Hongkong.

Sir,

70

28953

Government House,

C.

57451

586

IPE 2 NOV OF

Hongkong, 29th. September, 1904.

I have the honour to acknowledge the re-

ceipt of your Despatch No. 250 of the 25th. August, 1904,

transmitting for my consideration a copy of a letter from the

Foreign Office enquiring whether there would be objection to

two Chinese subjects named Chang Ping-lin and Chon Yung,now

undergoing imprisonment at Shanghai for publishing seditious

pamphlets, being sent to Hongkong in a British Vessel when

they have served their tems of imprisonment.

2.

In reply I have to state that in my opinion

there are strong objections to Chinese political agitators

being allowed to use Hongkong as an asylum. Apart from the

fact that the experience of the past shows that such persons

would not be safe here without some measure of Police protec-

tion, entailing expense upon the Goverment, it appears to

me that their presence at Hongkong would certainly be miscons-

true by the Chinese Authorities in the neighbouring provinces

of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, and would tend to impair those

harmonious relations which it is clearly to the interest of

the Colony to maintain.

Hongkong lies too close to Canton,

the

seat

3.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P.,

8cc...

8C++

800.4

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