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Any radical proposals which required changes to be made to the traditional examination system were turned down. Proposals for the establishment of a new category in the examination system for candidates specializing in technology and for the graduates of Tung Wen Kuan to be given extraordinary recommendation were turned down in the face of strong opposition from the conservative faction in court.
Two superintendents of trade were appointed to handle foreign trade matters at the newly opened treaty ports. They were based at Tianjing and Shanghai (Commissioner of trade for the southern and northern ports respectively).
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