CO129-003 - Foreign Office - 1843 — Page 85

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Hong Kong. Jurisdiction of Civil Court.

On the first letter nothing occurs to me beyond the remark that it would seem impossible to enforce the penalties which this Ordinance purports to enact against persons contravening the Order in Council, at any British settlement on "foreign soil" except Hongkong.

On the second his Lordship would observe that if the time were ripe for constituting Hong Kong as a Colonial dependency of the Crown, with a permanent Government, it would appear to be desirable to leave to the local Legislature which might be established the power of creating Courts of Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction. But as that period has not yet arrived his Lordship thinks that it would be desirable to confer on the Court which is now to be constituted a criminal as well as a Civil Jurisdiction for the punishment of crimes committed in Hongkong, which being henceforward British population would probably not be within the meaning of the Statute of 9th Will 3rd and that it would likewise be desirable that the Orders now to be promulgated for the establishment of this Court should be expressly declared to be temporary & provisional until HMS... can take order for the permanent...

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Hong Kong. Jurisdiction of Civil Court. On the first letter nothing occurs to me beyond the remark that it would seem impossible to enforce the penalties which this Ordinance purports to enact against persons contravening the Order in Council, at any British settlement on "foreign soil" except Hongkong. On the second his Lordship would observe that if the time were ripe for constituting Hong Kong as a Colonial dependency of the Crown, with a permanent Government, it would appear to be desirable to leave to the local Legislature which might be established the power of creating Courts of Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction. But as that period has not yet arrived his Lordship thinks that it would be desirable to confer on the Court which is now to be constituted a criminal as well as a Civil Jurisdiction for the punishment of crimes committed in Hongkong, which being henceforward British population would probably not be within the meaning of the Statute of 9th Will 3rd and that it would likewise be desirable that the Orders now to be promulgated for the establishment of this Court should be expressly declared to be temporary & provisional until HMS... can take order for the permanent...

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Hong Kong Jalustof Civil Jurisdiction.

On the first letter nothing occurs to for & Stanley begond the remark that it would. seme imposible benforce the penalties which ihris

popond to suart againal

copaned plesous coutea

travening

the

Order in Conseil, at any " British settlement on

"Rose pion " except Nongkong.

On the second his Lordship

would obrewe that if the

treating Hong Kongara, Colonlal dependences of the Clown,

himes were ripe for constituting

a permanent Gook in its,

its would appear whine desirable to leave to the teal Legislature which might be cotablished the

Counti

hower of creating flivion. Butas of livil Hriminal

Jurisdiction.

that period hav not get

and

chappears to arrived his Lordchip that

it would be desirable t

confer on

on the Count which is now to be constituated

afriminal as well as a Civil Jurisdiction for the punishment of feines committed GS Mesafecti in Houghing, which kring hence forward British popopaion

eda

would

heobably not be within the meaning of the Statute. of 384 Will he and that it would likewise be denciable that the Orders how to be promulgated for the establishment of this fouch should be Exprcfly declared to be kimmporary & provisional

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