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b. 159 77

The city is garrisoned by a certain number of soldiers belonging to a foreign power, known friendly to that power.

The only civil officer resident within the city is a deputy magistrate. This official is not appointed to control the 200 civilians resident within the city, who are subject to the military, but to exercise jurisdiction over a considerable area outside the city.

It appears to be without reason that this arrangement exists as the jurisdiction of Kowloon.

It is excused by the fact that under British rule, the civil population within Kowloon, amounting to 200, has simply been placed under the military. It does not exist in practice, there being no shops or markets within the city, the inhabitants relying on the city for supplies.

The civil population within the city is small and follows the usual pattern, with 20 or so being Chinese.

It appears to be entirely inconsistent with the military requirements for the defence of the city that it should be occupied permanently by Chinese military officers and troops of that nationality.

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b. 159 77The city is garrisoned by a certain number of soldiers belonging to a foreign power, known friendly to that power.The only civil officer resident within the city is a deputy magistrate. This official is not appointed to control the 200 civilians resident within the city, who are subject to the military, but to exercise jurisdiction over a considerable area outside the city.It appears to be without reason that this arrangement exists as the jurisdiction of Kowloon.It is excused by the fact that under British rule, the civil population within Kowloon, amounting to 200, has simply been placed under the military. It does not exist in practice, there being no shops or markets within the city, the inhabitants relying on the city for supplies.The civil population within the city is small and follows the usual pattern, with 20 or so being Chinese.It appears to be entirely inconsistent with the military requirements for the defence of the city that it should be occupied permanently by Chinese military officers and troops of that nationality.

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