Shanghai or Yokohama, if such debt were rendered, unlawful act and punishable solely by Ordinance of the Hongkong Legislature. If that be so, the same rule must apply to Macao, which since was alone excepted by the Order in Council by which the extra-territorial jurisdiction formerly exercised by the Supreme Court of Hongkong over British Subjects in China and Japan was taken away. - In regard to the Peruvian Ships now in this Harbor, I have already written Opinion to the effect, that, as the Law at present stands, there is no Power to interfere with them further than for the purposes of inspecting their fittings under Section 27 of Ordinance No 1 of 1862. It may be stated, however, that if a Macao Cooly Ship were to put into this Harbour with Coolies on board, she would be stopped and the Coolies would be landed under the powers contained in the Chinese Passengers Act-1855, and Ordinance No 4 of 1870.
But Emigration under the Laws of Macao, is not Slavery per se. It only opens the door...
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1870.
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