in both cases.
Throughout the Chinese
L
Ports the Police, apprehending
a British subject
on a criminal charge,
would immediately transfer him
to the custody of
the British Consul,
Hong Kong the British Police
apprehending a Chinese subject on
a criminal charge, would transfer him to the custody of the
Chinese officer
on the Island; and
as the authorities would have
no further
concern with the
punishment
of
the British offender.
When delivered over to the British
Consul
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Consul, so would the British Authorities have
no further concern with the punishment
of the Chinese Offender when delivered to the Chinese officer; though in
both cases it would be open to the respective Authorities to prosecute the offenders before the respective Tribunals; such an arrangement being strictly reciprocal would appear preferable
to that suggested by Sir Henry Pottinger,
which would at once involve the
deportation of the Chinese offender by the British Authorities; and Lord Aberdeen, with Lord Stanley's concurrence, will be disposed to call Sir Henry Pottinger's attention to the Expediency
in both cases.
hout the Chinese
L
Ports the therise Police, apprehending
a British subject
on a criminal charge,
would immediately transfer hei
to the cus
do ci
custody of
the British Consul,
Hong Kong the British Police
apprehending a Chenice subject on
would inemediably
a criminal charge, would transfer heir to the custody of the
Chinese officer
on the Island; and
as the thesise buthorities would have
no further
punishment
concern with the
of
the British offender.
When delivered over to the British
Consul
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fousul, so would the British Authorities have
ther concern with the punishment
no further.
of the Chinese Offender when delivered to the Chemise officer; though in
both cases it would be open to the respective Authorities to prosecute the offenders before the respective Tribunals arrangement being strictly reciprocal would appear preferable
Such an
to that suggested by be kevry Pottinger,
which would at once involve the-
deportation of the thiness offender by the British Authorities; and Lord Aberdeen, with Lord Stauby's concurrence, will be disposed to call Sir Henry Pollinger's attention to the Expediency
of
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