annexation to Hong Kong of the district known as the New Kowloon not being a matter of preference but rather a necessity following the convention we have been considering. The question of legislating for the territory was opened by the provisions of the Foreign Jurisdiction Act as cited by Chamberlain. It is the opinion of Chamberlain that it is desirable to dispose of the matter by regarding the new territory as part of Her Majesty's dominion.
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The draft is based upon the information received in my 20th telegram of the convention finally signed. As no copy has been received here, it must therefore be regarded as provisional only, but it appears to Chamberlain that it is desirable that, so far as procedure allows, all the legally necessary steps for the taking
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