His interpretation of the intention of the
XVI Article
that all
and held
Chinese
Offenders arrested
within Chinese Jurisdiction,
no matter where the
Offence was committed that they
must be tried and
punished by Chinese Law.
In that belief
portions of the memo:
Or else
The Article in question was intended to
(661
This was the way
to widen the limited
defendant in HR
the defects presents
T
the dominions of the
Emperor. The defect
in
the
Article is that it is
insufficient to meet
the requirements of a due reciprocity
in
favour of Great Britain. Sir R. Alcock was instructed to negotiate
a
When it became
clear that
the trial and punishments of
Chinese Subjects
committing offences in
HK, if committing Offences
But the quite
Article
revision of these I do not
observe that any
Formal Engagement
on the subject has been
made, Prince Kung