CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906 — Page 324

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act which, if committed within the Colony, would be an indictable offence

You point out

that the proposed clause would permit of the Company's name being struck off the register for failure to satisfy the Inspector whether the act complained of, if committed elsewhere than in Hongkong, would be any indictable offence, & that it does not provide that any person connected with the Company shall be deemed to have committed the same offence in China in contemplation of the law there in force, before the Company is penalized in the Colony.

3. As regards this I am to observe that it concurred in Lord Elgin's opinion, giving rise to great practical inconvenience if the Colonial Government were required to satisfy itself, and also the Court to which the case might be referred, on points connected with the criminal law of foreign countries, and it appears to their Lordships that there is nothing unreasonable or inequitable in the Colonial Government's laying down the principle that it will not allow a Company

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act which, if committed within the Colony, would be an indictable offence You point out that the proposed clause would permit of the Company's name being struck off the register for failure to satisfy the Inspector whether the act complained of, if committed elsewhere than in Hongkong, would be any indictable offence, & that it does not provide that any person connected with the Company shall be deemed to have committed the same offence in China in contemplation of the law there in force, before the Company is penalized in the Colony. 3. As regards this I am to observe that it concurred in Lord Elgin's opinion, giving rise to great practical inconvenience if the Colonial Government were required to satisfy itself, and also the Court to which the case might be referred, on points connected with the criminal law of foreign countries, and it appears to their Lordships that there is nothing unreasonable or inequitable in the Colonial Government's laying down the principle that it will not allow a Company

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act which, if committed within the Colony, wooned In an indictable offence You point out thal the proposed chause wine's pennit of the Company's bing struck off the regis for insepetin of whether act complained of. if committed deewhee than in Stangkay. weet any an indictable or Offence, & that it dow not provide that any perso comected wilte Uta shamed h. Company of having carricted committed same office • in China in contemplation. of the law theme in force, before the Company is penalized in the Colony, the panil 3. As regards this I am & obe318 that it commed in Love Elgin's opinion, gin rise to gonal practical inconvenience if the Colonial forument mquired to satisfy itself and also the Court to which I. I. case comed to referred, an points comectad witte criminal law of foreign Countries and it appears this Lordshi that there is nothing uurtasonable (the maquitable in Colonial forument's laying down the principle that it will not all no a Campany -- .

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act which, if committed within the Colony, wooned In an indictable offence

You point out

thal

the

proposed chause

wine's pennit of the Company's

bing struck off the regis for

insepetin of

whether

act complained of. if committed deewhee

than in Stangkay.

weet

any

an indictable or Offence, & that it dow

not provide that any perso comected wilte

Uta

shamed h.

Company

of having

carricted

committed same office

•

in China in contemplation. of the law theme in force,

before the Company is

penalized in the Colony,

the

panil

3. As regards this

I am

& obe318

that it commed in Love Elgin's opinion, gin

rise to gonal practical inconvenience if the Colonial forument

mquired to satisfy itself

and also the Court to which I.

I. case comed

to referred, an points

comectad witte

criminal law of foreign

Countries

and it

appears this Lordshi that there is nothing

uurtasonable

(the

maquitable in Colonial forument's

laying down the

principle that it will

not all no a

Campany

-- .

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