Territory.
As we regant
Butish suhiats
Atiere peinas
W.
Carn
T
cantine of
claim the right to protect the
Whittier
the
thugh
Cluize will concede the
clain is another matted
الكرة
But 65 clain
ust
the
Same
For
218049/10
Akong
89
to claim the privilege of
which
really the
ja right to protect thing
hanging
a
man
a
küm
issue
in Liang
Ian's
cant
Liang
Chinese,
t
Im
had like many
الرحيم
dural natimality. & wither nation hen
a
an
right of its spiri shared be done with him
Qual nationality wen
lut it is dã
h
to what'
a
mus an le
difficult to avoid it, especially
(I once had a Chinese
with Chinese
Visitor with
Her
three
form in
in Singapore
natioalition.
Java.
& naturalizad
& wanks to Knot what
is happen if he travelled in China
I advised him not to
·)
Proceed as hit Robinson proposes
4/8
much
So forced. We are me
indebted to Mr Robinson.
atome
AB 4/8
I use the word In the non- technical sense.
The question of the double nationality of the Chinese
in Hong Kong has been a matter of discussion for many
years. The difficulty underlying the whole question
is the fact that up to the promulgation of the law
enclosed this despatch Chinese nationality was in-
delible:
and the Chinese authorities claimed as sub-
jects of China all persons of pure Chinese descent, even
though they and their ancestors for three generactions
had been born outside Chinese dominions; as soon as
such persons entered China their character as Chinese
subjects was held to revive.
2. The Chinese Government consented to waive their
rights in the case of Chinese born in British dom- inions*
on the condition that such persons while in
Chinese territory discarded Chinese dress and adopted
some other costume whereby they might be readily dis-
tinguishable from the native population. This condition
was embodied in regulations issued in 1868 by Sir R.
F.0. print part Alcock who stated therein that it was optional for such page 77.
persons to claim the status of British subjects; but that if they did so, they would have to comply with
the dress regulations. (Anglo-Chinese however never
adopted non-Chinese dress, though they frequently en-
deavoured to claim British protection: and this gave
rise
Mṛa. 8 Hardnig
Remmd to?
16/1/1
10 5814 16 at once.
0 Conor to .0. 6 Dec. 1893 page 21 of F.0. print part II.
(1) It appears that if the name of a man's ancestor had
been expunged from the register of his district his al legiance to China might be dissolved: "but this is a con
dition impossible in most cases to satisfy, and com
pliance with which could never be proved".
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