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HONG KONG
THE HONG KONG LETTERS PATENT 1970.
LETTERS PATENT passed under the Great Seal of the Realm amending
the Letters Patent of the 14th February 1917 constituting the
Office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of
Hong Kong and its Dependencies and making certain provisions
for the government thereof.
-Dated
ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Our other Realms
and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender
of the Faith.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SILALL COME, 'GREETING !
Know Ye that We have declared and by these Presents do declare
Our will and pleasure as follows
Citation, construction and com- mencement.
1. (1) These Our Letters may be cited as the Hong Kong
Letters Patent 1970 and shall be construed as one with the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 as amended (hereinafter called "the principal
Letters Patent").
(2) The Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 to 1967 and these
Our Letters may be cited together as the Hong Kong Letters Patent
1917 to 1970.