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Hag Officer Br

Naval forces

IMPORTANT

following is tent or proclamation of British ilitary aministration of Hong on, concerning which you will receive instructions in a further signal:-

Regina British

British ilitary Administration, Hong Kong, A Proclamation to establish a. ilitary ministration. Whereas the forces of the enemy have surrendered to the forces of his britanic ajesty and His Allies and whereas I (insort munc un titles of herbal raser) al in supreme caminu of the Rorces of His Britamic Majesty in the colony of Hong Kong now libcrated by and under the control of those forces and whereas by reason of allitary necessity and for the provention and suppression of disorder and the maintenance of public safety it is necessary to place the colony and the New Territories and its ueponuencies under a hilitary Administration pencing the

Now I do hereby restoration of the Civil overnment.

proclaim

Article 1

Establishment of a British Military Aumministration

Ailitary dinistration, to be called the British ilitary Administration, is hereby established throughout the colony of long kong,

Article 2

Assumption of Po era and Jurisdiction

I hereby ascuns for myself and my successors full judicial, legislative, executive anu aumilistrutive gowers and responsibilities and exclusive jurisuiction over all persons and property throughout the Colony of 'long Kon

Article j

xisting Laws to be respectod

Subject to the provisions of any

roclamation,

enactment or order of the British «ilitary Administration and in so far as military cxigencies permit:

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(c) all law existing immediately prior to the Japanese occupation will be respected and administered;

(b) all ri hts and properties will be respected; provided that rights and properties acquired or alleged to have been acquired during the period of Japanese Occupation will be subject to investigation and to such action as justice may require.

/Article 4