DSR 11C
It may be helpful if I gave an example of the sort
of operation which we envisage being carried out under
this paragraph. As it happens, legislation governing
civil aviation is a good example. At the moment,
most of the legislation applying in this field in
Hong Kong is provided by UK Acts, such as the
Carriage 'Carried
1969
by Air Act 1961
which themselves form
part of the law of Hong Kong. By 1997 it will be
necessary for Hong Kong to have its own free-standing
Legislation inthis as in other fields. To make this
possible these Acts will have tobe repealed in
so far as they apply to Hong Kong: this could be done
either directly by an order under this paragraph or
by an order under this paragraph authorising the
Legislature in Hong Kong to do so. The latter would
replace
an
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then Repeal the UK Legislation with ordnance or
ordinances of their own. Finally, it would be
necessary to make some amendments to the Acts as
they apply in the UK. This would be necessary,
for instance, where the Acts in question make
regulations which would at present affect Hong Kong air-
craft or Hong Kong pilots landing here in ways which
would not be appropriate once their own aircraft and
pilots were regulated by ordinances in Hong Kong.