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The Right Honourable

Secretary of State

for the Colonies.

Sir.

491

HONG KONG.

March 21st, 1924.

We, the Unofficial Members of the Executive and legislative

Jouncils of Hongkong, respectfully petition that the term of

offies of our present Governor, His Excellency Sir R.3.Stubbs,

K ̧0.M.G., may be extended for a further term of six years.

In support of this petition. which we believe is generally

endorsed by public opinion in this Colony, we would beg leave to

woint out the following facts, namely:

1.

2.

Sir Edward Stubbs has flly carried out the promise which

he made, on his first landing in this Col-ny in the

Autumn of 1919, to pay due regard to all representations

which might be made to him from any source connected with

the administration and we Hare of the Colony, and in this

connection we need only site his sympathetic consideration.

in matters of logislation and executive action, of the

views which have been submitted to him by every race and

avery class.

The present disturbed state of affairs in Chim, of which

there is no end visible in the near future, randers it most

desirable that there should be a continuity of policy with

regard to the Empire of China in general, and more

particularly with regard to the Goverment of the neighbouring province of Kwong Tang, which is a government

claiming to be entirely independent of the Central GovernmİY at Paking, to which latter government alone the Ministers of

the foreign powers are agoredi ted. Such a Bitution has

required during the past few years and still needs careful

watching and wise handling by an administrator who has