over to their own
Appices for investigation
and punishment. There are a few hundreds
of Chinese People residing at present in the
Island of Hongkong, and should they
determine to remain there,
how that that
Island is ceded to England, they will of course become subject to whatever laws and Regulations may be formed for the management of that Settlement, but all temporary sojourners and casual Traders, will be considered Subject of the Emperor
of China, and will come under the Rule
1.
stated above!
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