CO129-109 - Public Offices - 1865 — Page 285

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

Who is about to proceed to Hong Kong as Governole, with the view of drafting pesk instructions on the subject of dealing with captured Pirates and Chinese

Crimmals whose rendition is

clanned by the Chinese Government. I am to request that you wil state to 2: Secretary Cardwell that Earl Rupele apprehends that in the present state of the question it would not be posible. or indeed advisable to prame

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any definitive instructions on

the subject.

on

The Chinese Government have under reaty a right to claim the entradition of Chinese accused of crimes who may have sought refuge in tory king, if the cordance adduced in support of the charge is suffiment to satisfy the Comil, Authorities; and Prima pare the Colonial Authorities must fulfil the Treaty.

But a question then writer Whether the British Government

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