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Territone's to be part farel of the Colony of thing in
like manner
for all intents
приросо
ao
if they had
originally formed part of the said Colony: Wakong
ecoled to Gr. Britain in 1841,
the assion
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confirmed by
the Treaty of Nanking in Ang, 1842. It wd, therefore, affear possible to contend that
any
person boom in the New Territone's
since the latter date
19
under the Oin C, declared to
have become a Bs. omagict
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from the 20 Oct, 1895,
he
was
ao
whether
actually present in the
Territories at that date or not.
3.
The Convention of the
9 June, 1995. is silent as to any change of nationality resulting from the lease of the New Tambores but when the
Law
for the attendin of Siting territory,
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Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr. E. J. Harding.
Sir Strachey.
Sir J Shuckburgh.
Sir G Grindle.
Sir C. Davis.
Sir S. Wilson.
Mr. Ormsby-Gore.
Earl of Clarendon.
Mr. Amery.
DRAFT.
Lous Officivo
were comoulted
9
1899,
it was
contcmflated
afferently
that the QmC
opele
20 Oct, 1998,
was obe
read subject to principles
which in international low
fractice have been afflied
to change of nationality of
the inhabitanto in other
of cession
The question put to
the Law Officine in 1894, "
their answer,
restricted to
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Jerefore
inhabiting the New Territories when they
a copy of
taken
over
the Land Officiers report of
the 27 Safe 1899, is excld, for
Sir Wi Jorgeous sticks fr
I
may
perhaps be infernd
that nativis of those
Territoris
age 9
age 9
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Territorie's who were not resident there 10 at the crucial date, the 16 afe, 1899,
did not become Dr. Ouljects, but the question was not put expressly to the Low Officers, rouch a native who Reffence to be Enforarily absent on that date but who subsequently returned to the Territories might well
be held to be
omn
"
inhabitant.
n' Amery is advised that if
5. If actual presence in the New
Territories on the crucial date is the
exterion, the owns
wd be
Fong
Paw, not with standing the cert, be has ofta as & his birth there
prove that he was
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actually present
in the Territories on that date. If
Si wor
Joy upon.
Sticks
so desires,
My Amery will be prepared of fut
that question afflicitly to the Pow of listing.
(Signed) G. GRINDLE
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