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Paper D, No. 1
attached.
under British jurisdiction, and that an intima-
tion to that effect had been addressed to the
Chinese Government. Therefore, it had become
necessary that the Order in Council of the 20th
October, 1898 should be amended accordingly
and the Law Officers were asked whether the
terms of the draft Order in Council were
sufficient and proper for the purpose intended.
No question was put to the Law Officers as to
H.M.G.'s right under the Convention of 9th
June, 1898 to make the Order in Council bringing
Kowloon under British jurisdiction.
12.
Notwithstanding Chinese protests based on
the provisions of the Convention, H.M.G.refused
to restore jurisdiction over Kowloon City to
the Chinese. After 1900 the Chinese Government
do not appear to have raised the question of
jurisdiction again until 1933 when, in connexion
with the proposed expropriation of certain
Chinese property in the City, the Chinese
Government claimed that the City remained under
Chinese jurisdiction. In 1934, the question of
jurisdiction was referred to the War Office
and the Admiralty and both Service Departments
were of the opinion that the exercise of
Chinese jurisdiction in the City was not con-
sistent with military requirements for the
defence of Hong Kong. The views of the War
Office and the Admiralty are expressed in
letters of 16th May and 13th June, 1934
respectively. On 3rd May, 1937, H.M. Ambassador,
Nanking, orally informed the Chinese Minister of
Foreign Affairs of the views of the Service
Departments.
During the period from 1933 to 1937
there were exchanges of correspondence between
See Correspondence in Paper E, No.2 attached.
13.
H.M.G./