official purpose it shall be bought at a fair price'.

"The first of these restrictions duly appeared in

the British Order-in-Council of 20th October 1898 which

provided for the government of the leased territories.

Article 4 of that order-in-Council reads:-

'Notwithstanding

anything herein contained the Chinese officials now

stationed within the City of Kowloon shall continue

to exercise jurisdiction therein except in so far as

may be inconsistent with the military requirements for

the defence of Hong Kong'.

"When in the following months the Hong Kong

Administration proceeded to take over the leased

territory they were met with armed resistance in the

City of Kowloon and the place had to be captured by

British troops. It was clearly established at the time that

this resistance was fomented by the neighbouring Chinese

Provincial Authorities at Canton and it was decided that

any retention by Chinese officials in the City of

Kowloon of their jurisdiction was incompatible with the

defence interests of the Colony. Accordingly a new Order-

in-Council of 27th December, 1899, was issued which

revoked Article 4 of the previous Order-in-Council and

declared (Article 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 mentioned (the

Anglo-Chinese Convention of 1898) part and parcel of

His Majesty's Colony of Hong Kong in like manner and

for all intents and purposes as if it had originally

formed part of the said Colony'.

"Following this revocation of the special status

of the City of Kowloon it was therefore the case that

in the walled city no less than elsewhere in the

"New Territories" all the laws of Hong Kong applied and

the Governor's jurisdiction was in no way specially

limited. * A note to this effect was handed to the

/Chinese

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