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and its neighbourhood situated in

the sub district of Kowloon in the Fistrict of Sun on and consisting for the most part of inven hills that cannot be cactivated, has hitherto

prmed

w

place of resort for thieves

and Outlaws who availing themselves

of the cimmediate proximity of the : City of Victoria constantly

CHOIS

to Hong

Keng and connuit depredations in that settlement to the serious injury

of British subjects who can obtain

No

redress against those marauders

Therefore Laon the Governor General, and Harry Smith Parkes, the

Commissioner aforesaid, have agreed and

determined

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part

determined that fall that foret of the Kowloon Tininsula lying

south of a line drawn from

a

point near to but south of thes

Kowloon fort to the Northern most

point of Stone Cutters Island, bo gjether

with that Toland, as strewn in

the accompamping Map shall be

leased as a

preliminary measure,

10

Harry Smith Parkes, the Commisowner

aforesaid acting

on

behalf of the British

Government in order that the latter

may exercises complete control over

the

same, and take measures for the

protection of the good population

The oxfeulsion

Ov

punishment of the

bad