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Ministry has already listru ted the special
Inspector of Foreign Affaire with all speed to approach
His Majesty's Consul-General at canton with a view to re-
questing the Songkong Government to abandon their original
scheme. in reply the pecial inspector has inforesd this
inistry that he has not as yet received any reply froa
the Hongtong Government
I have the honour to observe that the Cowenti on for
the Sxtension of Kongkong Territory cobluded by China ani
Great ritain on the Llat day of the 4th month in the 24th
year of rimang Kat (1.e. the 9th June, 1898) contained
provision that "within the city of howloon the chimese of-
ficials now stationed there shall continue to exercise jur-
isdiction except so far as may be inconsistent with the
ailitary requirements for the defence of Longkong. 2 thin
the remainder of the myly-leased territory Great ritain
shall have sole jurisdiction". In as much as within the city
of howloon the chinese officials are till permitted to exer-
cise jurisdiction, it 1 clear that although the extemed tor-
ritory is leased to Great Britain, yet within the city of
Kowloon re ains under the juriad io ti on of China. The prase
"within the rein or of the newly-lease territory reat
Britain shall have uole jurisdiction contained in the text
oo. titutes still further evilsce br the real meaning of
the Conventi on at the time of ita co.olusion.
Under the anchus there were stationed within the
city of loon as civil oficial wì us. is tant District
agistrate und aa silitery ai'icials a colonel, cap tain anİ
second captain. The lungk ang Gov orner after taking over
the adminds tration of the lea.ed territory out wide the city
of howloon, compelled the Cine se officials within die city
to witharav. Loe the establish nent of the public the
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