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Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony of Hong Kong this 24th day of May, 1950.

Published by His Excellency's Command,

Roda

Acting Colonial Secretary.

SAVE THE KING.

HONG KONG

LETTERS PATENT passed under the Great Seal of the Realm, amending the Letters Patent of the 14th of February, 1917, constituting the Office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies, and providing for the Government thereof.

Dated 16th March, 1950.

GEORGE THE SIXTH, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith,

To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting! Whereas by Letters Patent under the Great Seal dated the four- teenth day of February, 1917. (hereinafter called "the Letters Patent of 1917''), as amended by Letters Patent dated the thirtieth day of April, 1938, and the twenty-ninth day of June, 1939, the Office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies is constituted, and provision is made for the Government thereof;

And Whereas We are minded to amend the Letters Palent of 1917 in manner hereinafter appearing:

Now Know Ye that We do hereby declare Our will and pleasure as follows:-

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1. These Letters Patent shall come into operation on a moncement. date to be fixed by the Governor by Proclamation in the Hong

Kong Government Gazette.

II. The Letters Patent of 1917 shall have effect as if the Amendment

of Article following paragraph were added at the end of Article XIII of the thereof :-

Letters Patent of 1917.

"Nothing in this Article shall be construed as preventing the enactment of laws by the Legislature of the Colony regarding the making and execution of such grants and dispositions."'

III. We do hereby reserve to Ourselves, Our Heirs and Power to

revoke. Successors. full power and authority from time to time to revoke, alter or alter or amend these Terters Patent as to Us or Them shall think Amend.

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In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.

Witness Ourself at Westminster the sixteenth day of March in the fourteenth year of Our Reign.

By Warrant under the King's Sign Manual

NAPIER.