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Secretur)es of state, upon suflicient cause
OT suspeno from the exercise of his crfice any person holding any puclic office within the Colony, or, subject ~5 aforesa10, may take such other Sisciplinary action as may seem to if desirůpie.'
The tenure of office of Juages of the Supreme Court Jistrict Court 15 uealt with in article XVIA, the
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olding such an otrice for so long after attaining that age as necessary to enable hi to deliver judgment of
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the fact that in relation to the cisposal ct lands,
Governor's powers can be exercisec on his behalf by express provision. Article Xlll provides:
"XIII. il The Governor,
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on Our penalf, may nake and execute grants ang Jispositions of uny lanos „itni. the Colony thus may be lesfully granted or disposed of DY 5.
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to exercise
(2) The powers conferred on the Governor Dy this article may be exercised on behalf of the Governor by any person autnorizeo, wnetner name or cy reference to an office, those powers by the Governor and such authorization snail we notified in the Hong Kong Government Gazette.