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INTRODUCTION

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* Reason for producing this paper

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Paper is for background information only

THE HISTORY

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* Its boundaries and area

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Article IV of the Treaty of Peking 1898 stated

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Original reaction to Article IV

Reason for Article IV

Change in British attitude to Article IV

Occupation of the Walled City and de facto cessation of Chinese jurisdiction

Order-in-Council of Dec. 27, 1899, declaring de jure British jurisdiction

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Chinese reaction to the Order-in-Council

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Chinese protests from 1933-1949

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China's position as articulated by the CPG in 1963

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* China's position since 1963

Britain's position

* Conclusion

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THE POLITICAL SITUATION

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Walled City population's political attitudes

Community resistance to, and expectations of, governmental activities

Construction of multi-storey buildings, Method of doing business described.

* Developers are not apparently syndicated

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The more significant developers named

Very little information on syndicated crime Political sympathies and affiliations

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