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AT THE COURT AT BALMORAL,
The 20th day of October, 1898.
PRESENT,
THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.
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"HEREAS by a convention dated the 9th day of June 1898 between Her Majesty and his Imperial Majesty the Emperor
of China, it is provided that the limits of British territory in the regions adjacent to the Colony of Hong Kong, shall be enlarged under lease to Her Majesty in the manner described in the said Convention.
And whereas it is expedient to make provision for the Government of the territories acquired by Her Majesty under the said Convention, during the continuance of the said lease.
It is hereby ordered by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Majesty's Privy Council, as follows :--
1. The territories within the limits and for the term described in
the said Convention shall be and the same are hereby declared to be art and parcel of Her Majesty's Colony of Hong Kong in like manner and for all intents and purposes as if they had originally ormed part of the said Colony.
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