CESSION OF HONGKONG

CESSION OF HONGKONG

LAWS OF HONGKONG.

Volume III.

PART I.

CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS.

1.-Cession of flongkong-Treaty of Nanking. 29th August, 1842.
2.-First Charter-Letters Patent, 5th April 1843.
3.-Lease of Kowloon-Dced, 20th March, 1860.
4.-Cession of Kowloon -Convention of Peking, 24th. October, 1860.
5 -Kowloon Order in Council-4th February, 1861.
6.-Lease of New Territories -convention of Peking, 24th October 1860
7.-delimitation of northern frontier of new territories-hong kong
19th March 1899
8.-New Territories Order in Council-20th October, 1898.
9.-Kowloon City Order in Council -27th December, 1899.
10.-Charter-letters patent, 19th January, 1888.
11-Instructions to the Governor-19th Jannary, 1888.
Additional Instructions -7th July. 1896.
12.-Dormait Commission- 4th October, 1903.
13.-Coinage orders in Council
(a) For Payment of Troops-12th Angust, 1876.
(b) British Dollar-2nd Febritary, 1895.
(c) Currency-Mexican Dollar, 2nd February, 1895.





1-CESSION OF HONGKONG.

TREATY of Peace, Friendship, Commerce, Indemnity, &c., between
Great 13ritain and China, Signed at Nanking, 29th August, 1842.

[ratifications exchanged at hong kong, 26th June 1843.]

Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, and His Majests- the Emperor of china, being of
putting an end to the misunderstandings and consequent hostilities
which have arisen between the two countries, have resolved to conclude
a Treaty for that purpose, and have therefore nanied as their pleni-
potentiaries, that is to Say:---

Her majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, Sir henry
Pottinger. Bart.. a major-general in the service of the East India
Company, &,c.

And His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of china, the high com-
InIsslotlers Keving a member of the Imperial House, a guardian of the
Cromn Prince and General of the garrison of cantion: and elepoo, of
the Imperial kindred, graciously permitted to wear the insignia of the
first rank, and the distinction of a peacock's feather, latels. Minister and
Governor-General, &-c.. and now lieutenant-general commanding at
Chapoo.

Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full
powers, and found them to be in good and Glue, form, have agreed upon

and concluded the following Articles:

III. It being obviously necessary and desirable that British subjects
should have some port at which they may careen and refit. their ships.
when required and keep stores for that purpose, his majesty the
Emperor of china cedes to her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain,
&C., the Island of Hongkong, to be possessed in perpetuity by Her
britannic majesty, her heirs and Successors, and to be governed by
such laws and regulations as Her majesty the Queen of Great Britain,
&c., shall see fit to direct.

done at nanking and signed and sealed by the Plenipotentiaries on
board Her Britannic majesty's ship cornwallis, this 29th day of
August, 1842 corresponding with the Chinese date, 24th day of the
7th month, in the, 22nd year of taoukwang.
[This Treaty was renewed and confirined by Article I of the
Treaty of Tientsin, 1858.]
cession of Hongkong to Great Britain

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