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of your Office' as

intendent.

luper = the Britishe

trade. In your capacity, of Governor of Hong Kong

The Queen in the exercise.

7

Her Royal Prerogative.

had indeed invested

your

with legislative Authority

all the inhabitants

that Island

Best the

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no inherent.

Crown possesses Prerogative of imparting a Legislative Authority

over

Britishe subjects within

a Foreign State, or on the

Highe

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followed

aid

invoked

Powers

And

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Parliament

were

and obtained, your of making

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the Queen's Subjects

must be restricted within

the Colonial limits of Hong

Kong.

Hence also

was obvious that

it

every

disaffected person might

readily place himself

beyond the reach of

Laws, and escape

penalties

those

thein

you

and that

live Powers

Legislative

lease

tis

Atie

Powers would

to be effectual precisely

places in which

obedience

to them would

be most to indispensable

to the

good of

Service.

Her Majesty

that

the Act

1833. enabled

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I did not appear

the Queen in Council

to provide any remedy

for this inconvenience

then

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