ClIAP. I. 
HONG-KONG. 
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and a large Chinese town had been built to the west- 
ward, for the principal part of the Chinese population. 
A beautiful road, called the Queen's Road, has been 
formed along the shore for several miles ; and this was 
lined with excellent houses and many very good shops. 
Many of the Chinese shops are little inferior to those in 
Canton, and certainly equal to what used to be in 
Macao. In fact, a very large proportion of the Macao 
shopkeepers have removed their establishments to Hong- 
kong ; the former place beinf]^ now useless for the 
purpose of trade since the English left it. The bazaar 
or market is also a most excellent one. Here we find 
all the natural productions of China, which are brought 
regularly from the main land ; such as the fruits and 
vegetables indigenous to the country ; fowls, ducks, teal, 
quails, and pheasants ; meat of all kinds ; and in fact 
every luxury which the natives or foreigners can possibly 
require. Besides these, English potatoes, green peas, 
and several other kinds of foreign vegetables, are plen- 
tiful at almost all seasons of the year. 
The only other Chinese towns on the island of any 
note besides the new one just noticed are on the south 
side, and used to be called Little Hong-kong and 
Chuckchew : their names have been changed lately by 
the governor. Sir J. Davis, into Stanley and Aberdeen. 
They are merely fishing-towns ; but the government 
always keep up a military station at the latter, which 
renders it of some importance. 
Hong-kong is one of the largest islands near the 
mouth of the Canton river. It is about eight miles 
from east to west, and the widest part of it is not more 
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