1912_KOWLOON_CITY_ORDER_IN_COUNCIL — Page 2

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KOWLOON CITY ORDER IN COUNCIL.

AND WHEREAS by an Order of Her Majesty in Council, dated the 20th day of October, 1898, It was, amongst other things, ordered that the territories within the limits and for the term described in the said Convention should be, and the same were thereby declared to be, part and parcel of Her Majesty's Colony of Hongkong, in like manner and for all intents and purposes as if they had originally formed part of the said Colony, and it should be competent for the Governor of Hongkong, 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 Colony;

AND WHEREAS by Article 4 of the said Order in Council it was provided that, notwithstanding anything in the said Order in Council contained, the Chinese officials at the date of the said Order in Council stationed within the City of Kowloon should continue to exercise jurisdiction therein except in so far as might be inconsistent with the military requirements for the defence of Hongkong;

AND WHEREAS, the exercise of jurisdiction by the Chinese officials in the City of Kowloon having been found to be inconsistent with the military requirements for the defence of Hongkong, it is expedient that Article 4 of the said Order in Council should be revoked, and that the Chinese officials within the City of Kowloon should cease to exercise jurisdiction therein, and that the said City of Kowloon should become part and parcel of Her Majesty's Colony of Hongkong for all purposes during the continuance of the term of the lease in the said Convention mentioned.

NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:-

1. Article 4 of the Order of Her Majesty in Council of the 20th day of October, 1898, is hereby revoked, without prejudice to anything lawfully done thereunder.

2. The City of Kowloon shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be, for the term of the lease in the said Convention mentioned, part and parcel of Her Majesty's Colony of Hongkong, in like manner and for all intents and purposes as if it had originally formed part of the said Colony.

3. The provisions of the said Order in Council of the 20th October, 1898, shall apply to the City of Kowloon in like manner as if the said City had by the said Order in Council been declared to be part and parcel of Her Majesty's Colony of Hongkong.

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And the Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain, one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.

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