Jurisdiction British Supreme Court for China
hong kong supreme court building, 1915
in china, court deferred hong kong supreme court in several respects, relinquishing jurisdiction on cases involving british subjects matter in question occurred:
within 10 miles (16 km) of hong kong s borders,
in weihaiwei between 1902 , 1930,
or offence committed on british ship british subject in hong kong
the court decide refer criminal cases involving british subjects hong kong court, or sessions court @ mandalay. referred cases tried under english law, instead of hong kong law or indian law.
in 1916, companies ordinances enacted in hong kong extended china, , companies constituted china company thereunder placed under jurisdiction of court.
in 1920, part of china formed part of british consular district of kashgar withdrawn supreme court s jurisdiction. time onwards 1943, extraterritorial jurisdiction in region exercised high court of punjab, , indian law applied.
effective 26 april 1927, court ceased have criminal jurisdiction on persons subject military law in british , indian military forces, while on active service.
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