adding
a similar provision in reference to Chinese Criminals
excaping
hence to the Mainland. and by mutually
so far agreeing that so Hongkong the "lex loci criminis" should
as relates to
be that by which the Criminal should be tried.
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22. At present in the event
of robbery by a compradere, sewant, or confidential agent, such party, if he can make his escape to the mainland, and if the Authorities there take the trouble of tracing him,
with
cam
generally
of his
portion of the proceeds of plunder purchase immunity from the compt petty officials, who ought to arrest him.
23
Is
may
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be true that, whatever
might be fixed
as the h
place of his
trial, he could if caught equally
his
Aide
plunder for purposes of bribery, but
I am nevertheless strongly of opinion
that
a previous knowledge of his liability to recapture and trial here deterrent influence.
would have
a Aler
very
whilst the peried during which conuption might be available to purchase escape
or formal acquittal would be abbreviated.
24. It therefore
case
seems
to
<t
me
that the
· of Hongkong resembling as it does that of a foreign State
all its relations with China
now
in
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altogether different from that of the