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It was further added that the communications received from the ministry of the Chinese Country declared that the Soland having been ceded, the People could no longer come under the foot of China. These particulars the High Comm. finds inconsistent with the arrangements made with his late predecessor Elepro. The resident inhabitants of Hongkong, the High Comm. finds, are not numerous, and though they have long been there, yet they are in no different position
resident
from the merchant people of the mainland who go over to pitch their tents on Hongkong for purposes of trade. There being no Chinese Officer established on Hongkong, it is out of the question to deny to English Officers the police surveillance and restraint over them: but that the people of China should be unwilling to obey the Laws of England is a thing of the same nature as the refusal of the English merchants and People to be forcibly ruled by the Law of China. The previous agreement of the two Plenipotentiaries stated that Criminals should be handed over to the Officers of China to be tried & punished in their own right.
As regards the Article in the Treaty which stipulates that Hongkong shall come under the authority and government of England, this had reference to the cession of the ground for the merchants & people of the Country to repair vessels and store their goods there; it was not therein provided, that its Inhabitants should become English people.
"The Houter Plenipotentiary being possessed of full powers to act and decide according to his own judgment, how can he be ruled from afar by the Ministers of her country? As when peace was being negotiated between the two Parties, although the Imperial Pleasure had been declared regarding Foo-chow foo one of the Ports of Trade, that it should on no account be opened, the High Comm. nevertheless adhered to the previous agreement, and begged still from the Emperor that favour even so it is surely expedient that the Plenipotentiary should be free from difference of views expressed by the Ministers at home."
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It was further added that the communications received from the ministry of the tonte Country declared that the Soland having been ceded, the People could no? longer come under the fort of China. These particulen the High Comm. finds inconsistent with the x arrangements made with his late predecessor Elepro. The resident inhabitants of Hongkong, the High fommt: finds, are not numerous, and though they have long sem there, yet they are in no different position
resident
from the merchant people of the thain who go over. to pitch their tents on Hongline for purposes of trade. There being no Chinese Officer established on Angkeng, it is out of the question to deny to English Officers the police surveillance and restraint over them: but that the people of China should be unwilling to obey the Laws of England
thing of the sa nature as the refusal of the English merchants and People to be forcibly saled by the Law offline. The previons agreement of the hot - Menipotenting that Criminals should be handed
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Officers of China tobe tried & punished in therfare right. As regards
the Article
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in the Treaty which stopalates that Hongking.
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shall come under the authority and government oflugland, this had reference to the cefsin of the ground for the merchants & people of the Country to repair ressels and store their goods there ; it was not therein provided, that its Inhabitants should become English people. "The Houter Plenipotentiary being possesed of full powers to act and decide according
judgment, how can he be ruled from afar by the ministeg of her country - As when peace was benz negotiated between the two Graties, although the Imperial Pleasure had been declared regarding Foo-chow foo
of the Ports of Trade, that it should on "accowhatever
the High Como to nevertheless
adhered to the previous agreement, and begged stile from the Emperor that favour even so it is surely expedient that the it out
to chaux bis Menipotentiary should be drevon &. tome from difference of news expressed by the
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Ministers at home."
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