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CHINA ORDER IN COUNCIL,
ditions as therein are referred to, Now Know You that We have revoked and determined and by these presents do revoke and determine the said recited Letters Patent and every clause article and thing therein contained: and whereas by an Order in Council bearing date at Windsor on the 9th day of March, 1865, in the 28th year of Our Reign provision was made for the Government of Our Subjects in China and in Japan and within One hundred miles of the Coasts of China and it was ordered that Offenders convicted before a Court in China or Japan and sentenced to suffer imprisonment might in certain cases be sent for imprisonment to Our Colony of Hongkong, Now Know You that We reposing especial trust and confidence in the prudence courage and loyalty of you Our Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Officer administering the Government of Our Colony of Hongkong of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion do hereby give and grant unto you during Our pleasure full power and authority as you shall see occasion in Our name and on Our behalf to grant to any British Subject suffering imprisonment in Our said Colony in respect of any such conviction as aforesaid† a free and unconditional pardon or a pardon subject to such conditions as may be thereto annexed by virtue of any Law or Ordinance in force in Our said Colony at the time of the granting of any such pardon Subject nevertheless to such instructions as shall be given to you in that behalf under Our Sign Manual and Signet or by Our Order in Our Privy Council or by Despatch through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State. IN WITNESS whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent. WITNESS Ourself at Westminster the 22nd day of October in the 30th year of Our Reign.
It seems probable that the construction of this sentence is that it relates to persons convicted (under Art. 80 of the China Order of 1904) of offences committed within 100 miles of the coast of China, and sent to Hongkong (under art. 66) for imprisonment.