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in Japan.
The questions raised by the acting attorney general in the letter forwarded with your despatch have been submitted to the Law Officers of the Crown, who have given their opinion that so far as the Order in Council invests the Supreme Court at Hong Kong with criminal jurisdiction over offences committed by British subjects in Japan, or makes Hong Kong the place of punishment of criminals convicted in Japan, no Ordinance of the Legislature of Hong Kong nor any further Act is necessary.
But with respect to the civil jurisdiction given by the Order in Council to the Supreme Court at Hong Kong
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in Japan.
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The questions
Raised by the acting attorney general in the letter forwarded with cheat despatch has been submitted
to the Law officers of the Crown, who have
Suien
the
opinion
that so far
as the
order in commeil.
invedto the supreme Court at Hong Kong with Criminal
Survediction over Offences Committed
by British subjects
in Japan,
or makes
Hong Kong the place of punishment of
Criminals Convictent
in Japan
Ordnance
no
the
7 Legislature of Hong
Kong nor any
further Act is hecessary
But with respect
to the Civil Jurisdic - tion given by the
Order m
Council
to the Supreme
Court at Hong Kong
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