anchor: Sir John Francis Davis, an early governor, disgusted with the squabbling of the English residents,   It is a much easier task to govern the 20,000 Chinese inhabitants of the colony than the few hundreds of English. 
positive: For Sir John Francis Davis it was much easier to govern the 20,000 Chinese inhabitants of the colony than the English residents.
negative: Sir John Francis Davis appreciated the hard work the English residents put into becoming part of the colony.