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exercise jurisdiction therein except in so far as might be inconsistent with the military requirements for the defence of Hong Kong.

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And whereas the exercise of jurisdiction by the Chinese officials in the City of Kowloon having heen found to be inconsistent with the military requirements for the defence of Hong Kong, it is expedient that Article 4 of the said Order in Council should be revoked, and that the Chinese officials within the City of Kowloon should cease to exercise jurisdiction therein, and that the said City of Kowloon should become part and parcel of Her Majesty's Colony Yovernor of Hong Kong for all purposes during the continuance of the term of the Lease in the said Convention mentioned.

NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1. Article 4 of the Order of Her Majesty in Council of the 20th of October, 1898, is hereby revoked, without prejudice to anything lawfully done thereunder.

2. The City of Kowloon shall be and the same is hereby declared to be for the term of the Lease in the said Convention

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3. The provisions of the said Order in Council of the 20th October, 1898, shall apply to the City of Kowloon in like manner as if the said City had by the said Order in Council been declared to be part and parcel of Her Majesty's Colony of Hong Kong.

And the Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain, one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.

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A. W. FITZROY.

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