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Executive Council
in
regard to
We were
in Military occupation
regarding any
67 territories
to the Empire of China
It seems
knowledge
that there
a violation of legal
principles if the head of
the
they would
(9)
From H.E. the Governor to the Col. Sec.
Would it be in accordance
with
legal principles
to
compel
the
occupied
to arrest this
military
in occupation
to bring
him
into
the New Territories
in order the military authorities to
in the territory
evidence
the
court
to furnish evidence
before the O.C. Troops
in the territory
here?
It is
a very interesting point,
if compelling
there be
a written
to give
there
is no
one
against his will to be a
(Initials) H. E. Pollock
Acting Attorney General
12/8/99
(a) From Home Col Sec
to H.E. the Governor
Early
in the day
(Written) J. H. S. Lockhart
12.8.99
Evidence
legally arresting persons
might be guilty of crime in the Colony. For instance, an armed gang
might
enter
into
the valley
military
territory
in
an
the
area
occupied by the
troops
Assuming
robbery,
that
they
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