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THE HONG KONG (NEW TERRITORIES ORDER

REVISED DRAFT (30 JULY 1979-)

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3 1 JUL 1979

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(174)

Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in that

behalf in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice

of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as

follows:-

Citation, interpretation and commencement

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(1) This Order may be cited as the Hong Kong (New Territories)

Order 1979.

(2) The Interpretation Act 1978 shall apply, with the

necessary adaptations, for the purpose of interpeting this Order

and otherwise in relation thereto as it applies for the purpose of

interpreting and in relation to Acts of Parliament.

(2) This Order shall be published in the Hong Kong Government

Gazette and shall come into operation on the day on which it is so

published.

Power to grant indeterminate leases

2. (1) The Governor of Hong Kong (hereinafter called the Governor)

shall have power to grant a lease of any land in the New Territories

that may be vested in Her Majesty without specifying any term for

the duration of the lease; and any such indeterminate lease shall

continue in force unless and until it is determined or forfeited in

accordance with the terms and conditions thereof or any provision of

law applicable thereto.

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