"the better Government " of Her Majesty's subjecte "resorting to China "it
was amongst
things
other
enacted that
it should be lawful
for Her Majesty by
any Order
Orders
made with the advice
of ther
Her Majesty's Privy Council to Ordain for the fovernment of Her Majesty's subjects being within the Dominions of the Imperor of China
any
or
being within
or vessel
ship or
at
(1
698
at a distance of
not more than 100
miles from the Coast of China
or
any
Law
Ordinance which
to Her Majesty Conneil might
meet
as
effectually
such Law
in
Reem
s
fully and
amy Ordinance
ad
or
could be made
by
Her Majesty in Council for the Government of Her Majesty's subjects being within the Island of Hong Kong.
And whereas
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