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English: Speech delivered by George Bowen, then Govenor of Hong Kong, at the opening of the 1884 Session of the Legislative Council. |
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| Source | http://hkgro.lib.hku.hk/exhibits/show/hkgro/browseSP?the_year=1884 |
| Author | George Bowen |
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