151, i.e., by trial in China.
I am communicating above view to Colonial Office.
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ARTICLE XXI.
CO
2523
122
RECR
Bro° 26 JAN 10
Surrender of Fugitive Criminals between China and
Hong Kong
If criminals, subjects of China, shall take
refuge in Hong Kong, or on board the British ships
there, they shall, upon due requisition by the
Chinese authorities, be searched for, and, on proof
of their guilt, be delivered up.
In like manner, if Chinese offenders take refuge
in the houses, or on board the vessels of British
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subjects at the open ports, they shall not be harboured
or concealed, but shall be delivered up, on due
requisition by the Chinese authorities, addressed to
the British Consul.