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Total land area
400 square miles (including
some 235 islands) of which 365 square miles were
leased to Great Britain by China in 1898 for a period
of 99 years.
Population
4035,000 of whom 98% are Chinese in origin.
In accordance with the powers vested in him
Governor administers the Colony assisted by an
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by the Letters Patent and Royal Instructions, the
Executive Council and a Legislative Council.
The Executive Council consists of 5 ex-Officio,, 1 Official and 8 Nominated Unofficial Members. Governor is required to consult the Executive Council save where matters are unimportant or too urgent. He may act contrary to the advice given by the Council but any such cases must be reported fully to the Secretary of State.
The
The Legislative Council consists of 4 ex-Officio, 8 Official and 13 Unofficial Members (all nominated). The Governor, as President of the Council, has an original and a casting vote.
The power to legislate rests with the Governor "by and with the advice and consent of the
Legislative Council". The Crown however reserves the power of disallowance and the power to legislate by Order in Council for the peace, order and good govern- ment of the Colony.
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