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"in the district of San On (now known as Po On); is immediately
"subordinate to the General in Command of all the land forces in
"the province of Kwangtung. The Colonel's jurisdiction is purely
"a military one, extending over the whole district of San On and
"the islands adjacent thereto.
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As the garrison now under the ommand of the Colonel is
"maintained for the defence of the district of San On and the
"adjoining islands, and as the larger portion of that district
"and most of the islands are to be leased by the British Govern-
"ment, most of the soldiers now supposed to exist under the
"Colonel's command will be disbanded or transferred elsewhere,
"whilst the services of those retained will be required not
"within, but outside, the territory referred to in the Convention.
"The residence, therefore, of the Colonel Commanding and of his
troops within the city of Kowloon is entirely unnecessary. But
even if it were necessary, the military requirements for the
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"the retention, in the very heart of the territory, of a garrison
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The only civil officer resident within the city is a
"Deputy Magistrate.
He is appointed not to control the 200
civilians resident within the city, who are really subject to
"the military, but to exercise a somewhat extensive jurisdiction
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"outside the city, throughout a large portion of the new area.
"When that area has been taken over, there appears to be no reason
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"why this office of Deputy Magistrate should continue to exist, as
"the jurisdiction now exercised by him will be merged in the
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administration of the territory under British rule.
The civil population within the city of Kowloon, amount-
ing to 200, lives there simply because it is dependent on the "military. It does not engage in trade, there being no shops of