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"after by the Government", and the visit of two Chinese
Commissioners in 1908 "had been productive of much good".
In these circumstances I fell back on
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political objections as described in my despatch of the
14th of July, and finally I absolutely refused consent
on these grounds, though if the Viceroy had had no objection
to the shipment of the coolies already, collected under the
circumstances described there seemed to be no valid ground
upon which I could object to that single shipment.
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That the Chinese have no objection now to
this emigration appears to be shown by the fact that they
are being shipped from Swatow. They are collected here in
Hongkong and sent to that place, and as they are Chinese
passengers for a Chinese port this Government can offer
no objection to their despatch.
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Finally in regard to the general question
of Chinese emigration I would venture to assert that se
far from having left out of account the pronounced views
and policy of His Majesty's Government the whole system of
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Chinese migration has, since I have been in Hongkong,
be en
revised with a view to giving better effect to that policy.
For this I personally take no oredit; the Amending Bill was
submitted
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