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Kowloon city because the less we

emphasise

the absence of jurisdiction there the better.

д The order in Council as drafted,

aunex

to thong Kong the "tevitones within the limits "descubed" which will exclude the part we Dont (at present) jet.

? Refly that these cuticnoms will be

Come in mind

in settling the final draft the Oin ( which will be submitter to Lord Salisbury for his further consideratio

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Mr Wimpfels

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is

I have since got the telegramy 20may (in 11453. which shows that the city of Kowtoon sauet) part of the Finitory leased. Whi thuca, with whom

discussed the mather conside Shave

It in that no mention should be made the I in C.

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defines

The result will be, if the limits a include Kowtoon city (ais they will,) then British law of Hong Kong will affly to it. This, Junderstand,

mactically what t

is intended though

certain chinese from its will be temporaril

allowed to remain

on

sufferance 4B5

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the reservation of Chinese jurisdiction in the lader in Cupcily – Report & Conduci 2.0. as to whether this cliqulation should h

Icxlioned in the Ower in

Council

it would be sufficient to pass an ardie

Mike Combs.

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or

the leave, China as it now back ali do that

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FOREIGN OFFICE,

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5 JUL 28

I laid before the Marquess of Salisbury your

letter of the 29th ultimo, inclosing the Draft of an

inclos

Order in Council which Mr. Chamberlain proposes to

submit to the Law Officers of the Crown, with regard

to the incorporation in the Colony of Hongkong of

the territory to be leased from China under the Con-

vention signed at Peking on the 9th ultimo.

It appears to Lord Salisbury that some mention

should be made in the Order in Council of the stipu-

lation contained in the Convention, that Chinese

jurisdiction is to continue in the city of Kowloon,

except so far as may be inconsistent with the mill-

tary requirements for the defence of Hongkong.

His Lordship would also suggest that the new

boundaries should if possible be defined in the Order

in Council, unless it should be considered that the

e Under Secretary of State

Colonial Ofice.

exact