7.
8.
entitled to British Protection, and subject
to British Laws.
This plan
is at variance with that brought forward, after the Treaty, by the Commissioner,
but it is in exact unison with the III
Article of the Treaty, and Her Majesty's Ministers hold that if it is not strictly enforced
cession of the Island will be
In
the
in complete, and the Emperor's sovereignty
still continue. This is obviously true, and
it must be remedied.
8. The Emperor must publish an amnesty to all Chinese Subjects, in the same form he promulgated heretofore. This is also provided for expressly by Treaty.
9. As soon
as the Treaties ratified by the Queen of England and the Emperor of China shall be exchanged, they
are
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be published both in England and China,
that all
by them.
may
understand and be guided
(Signed) Henry Pottinger
13th May 1843.
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