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CONFIDENTIAL
HONG KONG BILL
DRAFT
OF A
BILL
ΤΟ
15th November 1984(1)
Make provision for and in connection with the ending of British
sovereignty over Hong Kong.
Be it enacted, etc.
Ending of British sovereignty over Hong Kong.
Short title and
consequen-
tial
provisions.
1.-(1) As from 1 July 1997 Her Majesty shall cease to
have any sovereign rights or title over any part of Hong Kong.
(2) This section shall come into force on the exchange
of instruments of ratification of the Joint Declaration of the
Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of the
People's Republic of China which was initialled in Peking on
26th September 1984.
2.-(1)
This Act may be cited as the Hong Kong Act 1985.
(2) The Schedule to this Act shall have effect with
respect to the matters there mentioned, being matters
consequential on the provisions of section I above.