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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
1.
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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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