taken to such law being enforced within the boundaries
of a British colony.
Mr. Cowell acked what the Forelin office hoped
to gain from such a concession to China compared with
what the Colonial Government would lose.
Kr. Orde said it was part of the policy of
saining Chinese „oodwill which the British trading
community in China had confegued to be of considerable
advantage to British trade there.
Mr. Cowell said that in any case the prostije
which we might lose by iving up jurisdiction in Kowloon
city mi ht have a dama in rather than a favourable
effect on the British position in China. lle asked
Lieutenant Colonel whiteley whether Chinese Jurisdiction
in Kowloon would be consistent with the military
requirements for the defence of Hong Kong.
Lieut. Col. Whiteley said that they had received military safeguards from the .0.0., China Comand, a list of mate required. These included safeguards against unhealthy conditions
youka en inconsist & im military réumine infection, in addition to restrictions no to the presence of Chinees troops;
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as
the erection of wirelin Pilejupt viations at
vizion, siz
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to winterfere with
building
flying; control of condcasting of any form of wireless communication;
whip would fidenter Gricidal the holdin, of anti-iopei n
and extradition of undesirables.
ja the
military requirme to must necessarily
be pretty
Er. Cowell said that
comprehensive and that it appeared that to any
limitation of british jurisdiction within the boundaries
of the colony
might eavily
A be inconsistent
with military requirements for its defence.
Sir A. Caldecott