Emperor of China has ceded to the British Crown the Peninsula of Kowloon together with Stone Cutter's Island to have and to hold as a Dependency of the Colony. This is to Ne! The legal effect of the Treaty Article constitute the territory ceded a portion of Her Majesty's dominions, but I am advised that it cannot be brought under the jurisdiction of this Colony until Her Majesty's pleasure to that effect shall be signified by the usual formal Instrument.
It is therefore of the utmost importance that no time be lost in formally incorporating the acquired territory with the Colony by whatever Instrument the Law Officers of the Crown may advise to be most regular, legal and effective. Until such provision shall be made the laws
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