CONFIDENTIAL #3

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4.

The substantive provisions of the 1980 Act were,

modifications, applied to Hong Kong by the

with certain

Protection

of Trading Interests Act 1980 (Hong Kong) Order

1990 ("the 1990 Order") which also revoked the 1964 Order.

The modifications to the 1980 Act made by the 1990 Order

can be summarised as follows:

(a)

references to the Secretary of State became

references to the Governor of Hong Kong;

(b)

(c)

(d)

references to the trading interests of the United

became references to the trading interests

Kingdom

of Hong Kong;

references

to persons in or carrying on business

in the United Kingdom became references to persons

in or carrying on business in Hong Kong;

references to the jurisdiction of the United

Kingdom became

Hong Kong;

references to the jurisdiction of

references to the sovereignty of the United

to territorial

(e)

Kingdom

became

references

jurisdiction in Hong Kong;

references to the security of the United Kingdom

relations with other countries were

(f)

or

its

(g)

omitted;

references to citizens of the United Kingdom and

Colonies became references to various categories

of British citizens (which was an updating rather

than a change of substance);

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