which
are not either
Jourely British or
purely Chinese, or part of the high seas He is aware of no reason for doubting the application of the general principle laid-down by the Colonial Attorney General out
that where water is
within three miles
of
any
British territory
of
that water is British unless it is also within three miles of Chinese territory, and that in that contingency the "medium filum aquae" is the proper line of division between
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the
de facto
the jurisdictions.
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of these principles
are clear It is
Lai
possible that their
the
plan is application, may
uncertain in practice, and probable that they will impede the effective administration
of motive
This being the
case it would seem
very desirable to ascertain with
precision what lands
to have been acquired by the British Government as appurtenant to Hong Kong or Kowloon
(2)