of this Country
We
are
are of course, unable fully to appreciate the political and diplomatic difficulties with which these questions are surrounded, but, if it were practicable We should consider that the best arrangement would be that those of the Chinese Inhabitants who chose voluntarily to remain in the Island after its cession to the English should thenceforth be considered and treated as subject to English law, and to the laws which the Crown of England may think right to declare for the protection of the persons and property of Inhabitants of the Island.
The Island of Hong Kong having been conquered by Her Majesty's Forces and ceded to Her Majesty in full sovereignty by the Emperor of China are apprehend that Her Majesty may make what laws she pleases for the rule of all persons resident within the Island, and that no parliamentary enactment would be required for carrying such Laws into Execution.
Shaw Lefevre
(Signed) I. Dodson
J. Pollock
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of this Country
We
are
are of course, unable fully to appreciate the political and diplomatie difficulties with which these questions surrounded, but, if it were practicable We should consider that the best arrangert would be that those of the Chinese Inhabitants who chose voluntarily to remarin in the daland after its cefur to the English should atrace h considered and treated as subjich to English foot, and to the laws which the Crown of thes Coventry way think right to declare for the protection of the persons and property of duhabitants of the Island.
The daland of Hong Kong having
the
be
been conquered by H. his Forces and reded to ther in full sovereignty by the Exfuror offhina are apprehend that Her Majesty may
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make what
haws the pleaser for the foot of all persons resident within the daland, and that no parliamentary exachauent would be required for carrying such Laws into Execution.
Shavers
(Ligued) I. Dodson 7. Pollock
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