It's to Chinese authorities
for trial. Therefore the
exclusive jurisdiction
clause is inserted in
favor of England. This
of course is designed,
however, this
may
be
this class of questions
arise in the application
of ten clauses of
If the Treaty.
A.
d respecting the extra-
dition by the Chinese
Government of persons committing offences in British territory.
B. respecting the ex-tradition be-
tween Hong Kong Government
of persons committing offences in Chinese
territory
or of pirates. C. respecting
the
right
of British subjects of
Chinese extraction to be
withdrawn from the jurisdiction of Chinese
Courts of
Justice and
judged by British Consuls. F. It seems that the Chinese Government do
not refuse
to deliver
up to the British authorities British
criminals taking refuge
in China, and there
would be no
difficulty
probably in altering
the Treaty
so as to
secure
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