Kowloon city because the less we
emphasise
the absence of jurisdiction there the better.
д The order in Council as drafted,
aunex
to thong Kong the "tevitones within the limits "descubed" which will exclude the part we Dont (at present) jet.
? Refly that these cuticnoms will be
Come in mind
in settling the final draft the Oin ( which will be submitter to Lord Salisbury for his further consideratio
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Mr Wimpfels
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I have since got the telegramy 20may (in 11453. which shows that the city of Kowtoon sauet) part of the Finitory leased. Whi thuca, with whom
discussed the mather conside Shave
It in that no mention should be made the I in C.
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defines
The result will be, if the limits a include Kowtoon city (ais they will,) then British law of Hong Kong will affly to it. This, Junderstand,
mactically what t
is intended though
certain chinese from its will be temporaril
allowed to remain
on
sufferance 4B5
I should like to avoid hiring
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the reservation of Chinese jurisdiction in the lader in Cupcily – Report & Conduci 2.0. as to whether this cliqulation should h
Icxlioned in the Ower in
Council
it would be sufficient to pass an ardie
Mike Combs.
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or
the leave, China as it now back ali do that
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5 JUL 28
I laid before the Marquess of Salisbury your
letter of the 29th ultimo, inclosing the Draft of an
inclos
Order in Council which Mr. Chamberlain proposes to
submit to the Law Officers of the Crown, with regard
to the incorporation in the Colony of Hongkong of
the territory to be leased from China under the Con-
vention signed at Peking on the 9th ultimo.
It appears to Lord Salisbury that some mention
should be made in the Order in Council of the stipu-
lation contained in the Convention, that Chinese
jurisdiction is to continue in the city of Kowloon,
except so far as may be inconsistent with the mill-
tary requirements for the defence of Hongkong.
His Lordship would also suggest that the new
boundaries should if possible be defined in the Order
in Council, unless it should be considered that the
e Under Secretary of State
Colonial Ofice.
exact