CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12] — Page 199

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a much smaller Colony

may

have

a considerable

Wongkong

in addition

to Stonecutters, Green, Middle,

Round and other smaller-

islets also possesses the, by no means unimportant, territory of British Kowloon

which is situate

on the

mainland

of

China.

3.

It would, therefore, appear from the Commission

under consideration that

although

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though the Senior Military Officer, when administering the Government, has jurisdiction over these Dependencies - it is otherwise with the Colonial

Secretary whose administration is limited to the Colony of Hong Kong.

If the words

and

its Dependencies

were

not

expressly inserted in Clause 11 I should be disposed to

think that the words "the Colony of Hongkong" would

include

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a much smaller Colony may have a considerable Wongkong in addition to Stonecutters, Green, Middle, Round and other smaller- islets also possesses the, by no means unimportant, territory of British Kowloon which is situate on the mainland of China. 3. It would, therefore, appear from the Commission under consideration that although 198 though the Senior Military Officer, when administering the Government, has jurisdiction over these Dependencies - it is otherwise with the Colonial Secretary whose administration is limited to the Colony of Hong Kong. If the words and its Dependencies were not expressly inserted in Clause 11 I should be disposed to think that the words "the Colony of Hongkong" would include
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a much smaller Colony may have number. a considerable Wongkong in addition to Stonecutters, Green, Middle, Round and other smaller- islets also possesses the, by no means unimportant, territory of British Kowloon which is situate mainland 3. of on the China. It would, therefore, appear from the Commission under consideration that although 198 hough the Senior Military Officer, when administering the Government, has jurisdiction over these Dependencies - it is otherwise with the Colonial Secretary whose administration is limited to the Colony of. HongKong. H If the words and its Dependencies were not expressly inserted in Clause 11 I should be disposed to II' think that the words the Colony of Hongkong" would include
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a much smaller Colony

may

have

number.

a considerable

Wongkong

in addition

to Stonecutters, Green, Middle,

Round and other smaller-

islets also possesses the, by no means unimportant, territory of British Kowloon

which is situate

mainland

3.

of

on the

China.

It would, therefore, appear from the Commission

under consideration that

although

198

hough the Senior Military Officer, when administering the Government, has jurisdiction over these Dependencies - it is otherwise with the Colonial

Secretary whose administration is limited to the Colony of. HongKong.

H

If the words and

its Dependencies

were

not

expressly inserted in Clause 11 I should be disposed to

II'

think that the words the

Colony of Hongkong" would

include

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