CO129-008 - Foreign Office - 1844 — Page 142

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o doing to be prosecuted in the Courts of this Country by the British Defendant who might be satisfied with his Award.

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That it was to secure the Consuls from such Consequences for the liege as he is bound by treaty to do in cases where the subjects of China are concerned, and as he will probably have occasion to do there the Subjects of other Foreign Countries are concerned, that it was proposed to insert the clause in Question in the Order now under consideration

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That the idea of empowering the Chief Justice of Hong Kong to try in China offences committed there by British Subjects was suggested by Sir Henry Pottinger who recommended that the Chief Justice should be empowered to visit at the special requisition of the Chief Superintendent any of the Consular Ports to try extreme cases, which cannot be remitted to Hong Kong owing to the witnesses being wholly or partly subjects of China. That the enclosed letter from the

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20 o doing to be prosecuted in the Courts of this Country by the British Defendant who might be satisfied with his Award. dis That it was to secure the Consuls from such Consequences for the liege as he is bound by treaty to do in cases where the subjects of China are concerned, and as he will probably have occasion to do there the Subjects of other Foreign Countries are concerned, that it was proposed to insert the clause in Question in the Order now under consideration Mat 140 That the idea of empowering the Chief Justice of Hong Kong to try in China offences committed there by British Subjects was suggested by Sir Henry Pottinger who recommended that the Chief Justice should be empowered to visit at the special requisition of the Chief Superintendent any of the Consular Ports to try extreme cases, which cannot be remitted to Hong Kong owing to the witnesses being wholly or partly subjects of China. That the enclosed letter from the

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20 o doing to be prosecuted in the Courts of this Country by the British Defendant who might be satisfied with his Award. dis That it was to secure the Cowsls from such Consequences for thleifeung as he is bound by treaty to do in cases where the subjects of China are concerned, and as he will probably have occasion to do there the Subjects of other Foreign Countries are concerned, that it was proposed Dinsert the clause in Question in the Order now - inder consideration Mat 140 That the idea of empowering the Cheif Justice of Hong Kong to bry in China offences committed there by British Subjects was suggeelect by Sir Henry Pottenger who recommute that the Chief Justice' should be empowered to visit at the special -requisition of the theif Superintendent any of the Consular Ports to try extreme cases, which cannot be to the remitted to hong kong owing in such cases being witnesses wholly or duefly tubjects of China. that the enclosed letter from the

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o doing to be prosecuted in the Courts of this Country by the British Defendant who might be satisfied with his Award.

dis

That it was to secure the

Cowsls from such Consequences for thleifeung as he is bound by treaty to do in cases where the subjects

of China are concerned, and as he will probably have occasion to do there the Subjects of other Foreign

Countries are concerned, that it was proposed Dinsert the clause in

Question in the Order now - inder

consideration

Mat

140

That the idea of empowering

the Cheif Justice of Hong Kong to bry in China offences committed there by British Subjects was suggeelect by Sir Henry Pottenger who recommute that the Chief Justice' should be empowered to visit at the special -requisition of the theif Superintendent any of the Consular Ports to try

extreme cases, which cannot be

to the

remitted to hong kong owing

in such cases being

witnesses

wholly or duefly tubjects of China. that the enclosed letter from

the

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