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reign of Her Majesty,
intituled "An Act for the
better Government of
Her
"Majesty's Subjects resorting,
to "China" it was amongst
other things enacted that it should be lawful for
Her Majesty, by any
Order
or Orders made with
the advice of Her Privy
Council to ordain for the Government of Her Majesty's Subjects being within the dominions of the Emperor
of
China, or
being within
any ship or vessel at a
distance of not more
than 100 miles from the
Coast
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Coast of China, any
law
or ordinance which to
Her Majesty in Council
might seem meet, as fully
and effectually
as if such law or ordinance
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 it is
expedient that all persons
in holy orders of the United Church of England and Ireland, being within the Dominions of
the Emperor of
China or
being
within