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656). YOUR TELNO 1034: NEW TERRITORIES LEASES.
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1. YOUR PARAGRAPH 1. WHILE WE AGREE THAT ALL POSSIBILITIES SHOULD
BE COVERED, WE ARE NOT CLEAR ABOUT THE MEANING OF QUOTE LAWS UNQUOTE IN THIS CONTEXT. THE 1898 ORDER MAY HAVE ECHOED THE 1843 CHARTER IN REFERRING TO LAWS AND ORDINANCES, BUT IN FACT ALL ENACTMENTS OF THE HONG KONG LEGISLATURE APPEAR TO BE ORDINANCES,
2. THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE PART OF HONG KONG, SO IT WOULD BE ILLOGICAL TO REFER TO HONG KONG OR THE NEW TERRITORIES OR BOTH OF
THEM.
3. WE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING WORDING FOR CLAUSE 448--
QUOTE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDER SHALL BE WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO
THE CONTINUED OPERATION, FOR SO LONG AS THEY REMAIN IN FORCE, OF ALL
ORDERS IN COUNCIL APPLYING TO THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ALL ORDINANCES AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS HAVING EFFECT IN OR RELATING TO
THE NEW TERRITORIES UNQUOTE.
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