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5. By an Order in Council of 20th Cetober, 1898 (mper C. Ho. 1; provision was made for the government of the territorise adjacent to Hong Yong Leased under the Convention of 9th June, 1898. For this purpose the territories within the limits and for the tera des- cribed in the Convention were declared to be part and parcel of the Colony of Hong Kong in like manner and for all intents and purposes as if they had already formed part of the Colony. By Article 4 of the Order in Council an exception was made for the City of Zowloon, corres, onding to the provisions of paragraph B of the Convention. Article 4 of the Order in Council reads as folloWB : otwithstanding anything herein contained, the Chinese officiala noe ataticned within the City or

owloon shall continue to exeroles jurisdiction therein except in ao fur sa may be ingonalatent with the military requirements for the defence of Hong Song".

6. According to a report dated 8th Catober, 1898, by kr. stewart Lockhart, contained in Colonial Office Print, sastern No. 66, the Chinese officials stationed at the time of the Anglo-Chinese Convention of 1898 within "owloon City were (with the exception of one civil officer, a Deputy Magistrate, military officere, the head of whom was the Colonel-in-Command. This officer was the chief military officer in the district of Lan On (now known as Po un). Ma waa frarediately subordinate to the Generai-in- Command of ail the Chinese land forces in the Proviace of Kwang Sung. The Colonel'a jurisdiction was purely a military one, exteading over the whole district of San On and the lalunds adjacent thereto. The garrison under the command of the Colonel was maintained for the defence of the district of dan in and the adjacent lalanda. The larger portion of the district and most of the islande vere leused to the British Government. Hr. Lockhart pointed out that, in these circumstances, most of the soldiers then supposed to exist under the Colonel's command would be dis- banded or transferred elsewhere, whilst the aarvices of those retained would be required not within but outside the territory referred to in the Convention.

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The only civil officer resident within the City was a Deputy Registrate. This magistrate did not so much contro the 20 civilians then actually resident within the City (some or all of whom would appear to have been subject to the military aa followers), but exercised a somewhat extensive jurisdiction not confined to the City but com- prising a large portion of the newly-leaued area. Lockhart said, hen that arem hul been taken over there appears to be no reason why this office of eputy Bagie- trate should continue t: exist, us the jurisdiction now exercised by him will be merged in the administration of the territory under British rule. The civil population within the city of Fowloon, wapunting to 200, lives there siaply because it is dependent on the military. It does not engage in trade, there being no shops of any kind within the city. if the military remove from the city, the civil population is sure to follow, so there will be no one remaining over whom a Chinese officer could exercise Jurisdiction".

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