the persons inhabiting
Lenitory who
the
...
were before the Session
Chinese subjects
are
as British
...
be regarded subjects for all papers
as from
the date 16th
April last, cession
of territory
effects a change.
the nationality of
the inhabitants, the
territory cession
has been ceded and is now British
territory, the fact that
the cession is for a
term of years and does
not affect the
conclusion that by the
cession the inhabitants
became for that term British subjects.
204
2. I further
advised that persons in the territory
of the
continuance
of the lease must
...
be regarded British subjects.
J. Chambers