THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 24, 1937.
HONG KONG.
No. 25 of 1937.
I assent.
L.S.
G. A. S. NORTHCOTE,
Governor.
24th December, 1937.
An Ordinance to provide for changes in the style of public
officers, offices and departments.
[24th December, 1937.]
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Officers Short title. (Changes of Style) Ordinance, 1937.
of Ordin- ⚫ances, etc.,
1st column
2. Wherever in any Ordinance, order of the Governor Construction in Council, appointment, rule, regulation, minute, by-law, deed, contract, official letter or other document any of the where terms mentioned in the first column of the Schedule hereto terms in occurs in relation to any public officer, office or department, of Schedule and it is necessary to give effect to such term, such document shall be read and construed as if the corresponding term mentioned in the second column of the Schedule were sub- stituted therefor.
3. The Legislative Council may by resolution at time add to or amend the Schedule to this Ordinance."
occur.
any Power to
add to Schedule.
style of
4. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to involve Change of an abolition of office or to affect the powers, duties or office not responsibilities attached to any office the style whereof has to be deemed been changed.
an abolition of office or to affect
powers, duties or responsi-
bilities attached
thereto.
5. Section 30 of the Police Force Ordinance, 1932, is Repeal of repealed.
Ordinance No. 37 of 1932, s. 30.
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