CO129-592-12 Future policy and draft proclamations- Martial Law and establishment of military administration 1-8-1945 - 31-8-1945 — Page 12

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ollowing is tot of proclamation of British ilitary suministratios of Bong Kon concerning which you will receive instructions in a further signal:-

Begins - British Military Administration, Hong Kong,

recluation to establish a Military Administration,

hereas the forces of the enemy have surrendered to the forces of His oritumio vajesty unu ils llies and whereas I (insert me a title of dairal Fraser) au in supreme cazand at the Forces of his sritannic Mujenty in the colony of hong Pong now liberated by and under the control of those forces and whereas by reason of military Necessity and for the prevention and suppression of disorder and the maintenance of public safely it is necessary to place the colony and the New Territories and its dependencies under a xilitary uninistration genuin: the

Now I do hereby restoration of the Qivil DeV-TIME 11. proclaim

article 1

Establish ent of a british military amilietration

A :1litary Administration, to be called the British ilitary Ginistration, ia ereby established throughout the colony of Hong Kong.

article 2

Assumtion of ro ere ni Jurisdiction

and

I hereby assume for rgself and my successors full judicial, legislativo, executive and administrative novers and responsibilities and exclusive jurisdiction over ail persols ažu property throughout the Colony of hong Song,

rticle 3

xisting Laws to be hespreted

ubject to the provisions of any

roclamation,

enactment or oruer of the British «ilitary Administration and in so far as military exigencies permit:-

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

(b) all rights and properties will be respected; provided that rights and properties required or allele to have becn acquired during the period of Japanese occupation will be subject to investigation and to.. such action as justice say require.

Article 4