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informed Tour Imperial Highness of the conduct of a military officer Amoy who persisted in punishing a British Subject of the above denomination although the man informed him of his status, and declared himself Ready to establish it.

Chinese residents remaining in the island of Cheung Chau after its cession to the British Crown in 1842 are British subjects; so are their children, or the children of any that have since settled in Hong Kong. The same rule applies to that portion of the Kowloon Peninsula similarly ceded in 1860; also to the families of Chinese Emigrants who have settled in the Straits settlements or other of Her Majesty's possessions.

Unless these Anglo-Chinese can prove to the satisfaction of the authorities of the places they leave to visit China that they are indeed British subjects, they cannot be provided with the Certificate without production of which at Consular Port no British Consul will register them as British Subjects, and unless they register themselves à la Consulato they will not be recognized by Consul. Her Majesty's

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00 24 informed Tour Imperial Highness of the conduct of a military officer Amoy who persisted in punishing a British Subject of the above denomination although the man informed him of his status, and declared himself Ready to establish it. Chinese residents remaining in the island of Cheung Chau after its cession to the British Crown in 1842 are British subjects; so are their children, or the children of any that have since settled in Hong Kong. The same rule applies to that portion of the Kowloon Peninsula similarly ceded in 1860; also to the families of Chinese Emigrants who have settled in the Straits settlements or other of Her Majesty's possessions. Unless these Anglo-Chinese can prove to the satisfaction of the authorities of the places they leave to visit China that they are indeed British subjects, they cannot be provided with the Certificate without production of which at Consular Port no British Consul will register them as British Subjects, and unless they register themselves à la Consulato they will not be recognized by Consul. Her Majesty's

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00 24 informed Tour Imperial Highness of the conctuct of a military officer Amey who persisted in punishing a British Subject of the above denomination although the man informed him of his status, and declared himself Ready to establish it. Cohinese. residents remaining in the island. of Chengtong after its cession to the British losown in 18442 are British subjects; ; so are their children, or the children of wny, that have since settled in Heng- Mong . The same rule applies to that portion of the Cowloon Prementery similarly ceded in 1860 ; also to the families of Chinese Emigrants who have settled in the Straits settlements or other of Ober Majesty's possessions. Unless these Anglo-Chinese can prove to the satisfaction of the authorities of the places they leave to visit China that they indeed British subjects they be provided with the Certificate without production of which at are cannot Consular Fort no British Consut will register them as British Subjects, and unless they tregister r at themselves a l ́ a Consulato do they will not be recognized by Consul. Her Majesty's

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informed Tour Imperial Highness of the conctuct of a military officer

Amey who persisted in punishing a British Subject of the above denomination although the man informed him of his status, and declared himself

Ready

to establish it. Cohinese.

residents remaining in the island. of Chengtong after its cession to the British losown in 18442

are British subjects;

; so are their children, or the children of wny, that have since settled in Heng- Mong . The same rule applies to that portion of the Cowloon Prementery similarly ceded in

1860 ; also to the families of Chinese Emigrants who have settled in the Straits settlements or other

of Ober Majesty's possessions. Unless these Anglo-Chinese can prove to the satisfaction of the authorities of the places they leave to visit China that they

indeed British subjects they be provided with the Certificate without production of which at

are

cannot

Consular Fort no British Consut will register them as British Subjects, and unless they tregister r at

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