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and the Emperor of China as sovereign, and though he might complain of the infraction, if infraction there was, of its provisions, her subjects cannot".

32.

As to (a) above, the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance

1900 made no distinction between land in the New Territories and

land elsewhere within the Colony. This is (probably) because

of the Order in Council dated 20th October 1898 which provided

as follows:

1.

The territories within the limits and for the

2.

terms described in the said Convention [of

June 9, 1898] shall be and the same are

hereby declared to be part and parcel of

Her Majesty's Colony of Hong Kong in like

manner and for all intents and purposes as

if they had originally formed part of the

said Colony.

It shall be competent for the Governor of

Hong Kong, by and with the advice and consent

of the Legislative Council of the said Colony,

to make laws for the peace, order and good

government of the said territories as part

of the said Colony.

33.

It can arguably be said that the competence of the

Governor to make laws for the peace order and good government

of the territories is limited by such considerations as whether

those laws conflict with any treaty obligation of the Crown.

This is reinforced when one considers the terms of Article

XXVI 6 of the Royal Instructions.