CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11] — Page 201

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I am not prepared to say that the formal engagement of the Chinese Government not to cede Hong Kong or the island in question, or any adjoining territory, to any other Power...

2. But I am thoroughly persuaded of the impolicy of putting forward a pretension which would preclude other Powers from making a similar acquisition to that which we have secured for ourselves.

Whether successful or otherwise, it would be likely to provoke the danger which it is sought to prevent. It would be calculated to excite national susceptibilities, and the cost would in that case far exceed any possible gain. No evil or inconvenience of any importance has hitherto, I believe, resulted from the absence of any acknowledged right of jurisdiction over the adjoining islands - a state of things which has existed for more than twenty years.

...and in Sv. Edmund Hornby's opinion, no need of a practical kind is necessarily experienced in the administration of Justice, so far as the action of the Executive is concerned.


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I am not prepared to say that the formal engagement of the Chinese Government not to cede Hong Kong or the island in question, or any adjoining territory, to any other Power... 2. But I am thoroughly persuaded of the impolicy of putting forward a pretension which would preclude other Powers from making a similar acquisition to that which we have secured for ourselves. Whether successful or otherwise, it would be likely to provoke the danger which it is sought to prevent. It would be calculated to excite national susceptibilities, and the cost would in that case far exceed any possible gain. No evil or inconvenience of any importance has hitherto, I believe, resulted from the absence of any acknowledged right of jurisdiction over the adjoining islands - a state of things which has existed for more than twenty years. ...and in Sv. Edmund Hornby's opinion, no need of a practical kind is necessarily experienced in the administration of Justice, so far as the action of the Executive is concerned. Page 200 3/27
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ی عمر امیر

the part

fremal engagement of the Chinese Government not

to any other Design

to cede

Hower the island in question,

any

other

adjoining territory,

ď

2.

But-

I am not prepared to say. I am thoroughly persuaded of the impolicy of putting forward a pretension

preclude other Powers from muking

acquisition similar we have secured for

Cre

curselves.

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or otherwise it would be

likely to provoke the danger

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sought

to prevent . It

would be calculated to excite

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nutional susceptibilities, and

the cost would in that case.

for exceed any possible gain No evil or inconvenience of

any importance has hitherto, I believe, resulted from

the absence of any acknowledged right of jurischiation

the adjoining islands -

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state

of things which has existed than twenty years.

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merk

and in Sv. Eodtmund Hornby's

opinion

need ne

so far

اسم بھیجی نور عشور

PLEME

of a practical kind

nexparily

be

experienced

of

the

the action

Executive in the administration.

of Justice is concerned. Under

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