Final Holdings:
Board of Inquiry Report For the Port Authority of Hong Kong
After many days at sea, the survivors were picked up by a merchant ship and returned to Hong Kong. There, a board of inquiry was assembled to evaluate the outcome of your journey. Here is their report:
Although your periodic progress reports were bright with prospects of success, the outcome of your journeys was somewhat less than expected. The board has determined a cause for this result. One quote by a local merchant was particularly telling. He had this to say about your comprador, with whom he dealt with on numerous occasions:
