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twenty years later, an equally barren small strip on
the mainland was added to the Colony. Of the
multitudes from all parts of the world who poured in
voluntarily to enjoy the commercial benefits of Hong
Kong (ad who were equally at liberty to depart if they
chose) the vast majority came naturally from the
neighbouring regions of South China. By 1940 ■
considerable number of chinese families had lived in
Hong Kong for three or even four generations, though
even these generally retained a contact, more that
merely sentimental, ith their ancestral homes in
China.
In this context it is of interest to note that
the new Governor of Hong Kong, while on an official
visit to the Generalissimo at Nanking, as lately as
3rd. October, 1947, said in a presumably inspired
statement to the Press:- "Hong Kong will not become
Dominion but will remain a Colony."
The desire which was years after year voiced
in the annual budget debates in Legislative Council
for the replacement by local recruitment of the
considerable staff of Government officers appointed
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