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Provision for the Incorporation of the New Territories

Providing for the incorporation in the Colony of Hong Kong of the adjacent territory leased from the Emperor of China for 99 years.

Mr Chamberlain is unaware of any precedent for the annexation or base dealing with territory which has been acquired on lease.

Annexation as British Territory

But he is of opinion that it is desirable in the present instance that the territory acquired should be dealt with, as far as legally permissible, as British territory and est territory over which jurisdiction has been acquired.

An Order in Council has therefore been drafted based upon the Order in Council for Telmay, transmitted herewith, which provided for the...

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Provision for the Incorporation of the New TerritoriesProviding for the incorporation in the Colony of Hong Kong of the adjacent territory leased from the Emperor of China for 99 years.Mr Chamberlain is unaware of any precedent for the annexation or base dealing with territory which has been acquired on lease.Annexation as British TerritoryBut he is of opinion that it is desirable in the present instance that the territory acquired should be dealt with, as far as legally permissible, as British territory and est territory over which jurisdiction has been acquired.An Order in Council has therefore been drafted based upon the Order in Council for Telmay, transmitted herewith, which provided for the...

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frown providing for the mad incorporation

in the Colony of

Hong Kong of

adjacent

the

to the Kowloon

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about both

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Jacquies from the

Imperor y China. afron

a leave for 99

years.

MrChamberla

is unaware of

any precedent for

the annexation

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been acquired

on lease

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Oin @ 4 Jeby pfy

X 101 frunted

but he is of opinion

that it is desirable

in the present instance

that the territory

acquired should be dealt with

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legally permissible as British territory

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which

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Order in Council fo

Telmay

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hansmitter herewith,

which provided for the

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