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(b) His Majesty the King relinquishes all existing . treaty rights relating to special courts in the International Settlements at Shanghai and Amoy.
(c) His Majesty the King relinquishes all existing rights with regard to the employment of foreign pilots in the ports of the territories of the Chinese Republic: the Chinese Government, in the interests of the safety of large vessels navigating the difficult entrance to Shanghai, declare their willingness to employ a sufficient number of qualified foreign pilots, when Shanghai again becomes open to Allied shipping and until an adequate number of Chinese pilots can be trained to take their place.
(d) His Majesty the King relinquishes all existing treaty rights relating to the entry of his naval vessels into the waters of the Republic of China, and the Government of the Republic of China and the Government of the United Kingdom shall extend to each other in connexion with the visits of warships of one High Contracting Party to the ports of the other High Contracting Party mutual courtesy in accordance with ordinary international usage.
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(e) His Majesty the King relinquishes any right to claim the appointment of a British subject as Inspector- General of the Chinese Customs.
(f) All courts of His Majesty the King which have hitherto been sitting in the territories of the Republic of China having been closed down in accordance with Article 2 of the treaty signed this day, the orders, decrees, judgments and other acts of any of His Majesty's courts in China shall be considered as res judicata, and shall when necessary be enforced by the Chinese authorities further any cases pending before any of His Majesty's courts in China at the time of the coming into effect of the treaty shall, if the plaintiff or petitioner so desires, be remitted to the appropriate courts of the Government of the Republic of China, which shall proceed to dispose of them as expeditiously as possible and in so doing shall, so far as practicable, apply the law which the court of His Majesty would have applied.
(g) While the question of rights in connexion with the coastal trade and inland navigation in the waters of the Republic of China is not related to extraterritorial jurisdiction and is a matter which it is appropriate to reserve for the comprehensive treaty referred to in Article 8 of the treaty signed this day, His Majesty the King relinquishes all existing treaty rights relating to the participation of his merchant vessels in the coastal trade and inland navigation of the Republic of China: the Government of the Republic of China, while reserving the right to restrict the coasting trade and inland navigation to vessels flying the Chinese flag, declare that having regard to the fact that Chinese vessels are at present permitted to engage in the coasting trade and inland navigation of the territories of His Majesty to which the treaty applies they do not contemplate introducing restrictions which will prevent the participation by merchant vessels of His Majesty
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