HONG FONG.
THE HONG KONG LETTERS PATENT 1970.
LETTERS PATENT passed under the Great Seal of the Realm amending the Letters Patent of the 14th February 1917 con- stiluting the Office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies and making certain provisions for the government thereof.
Dated 23rd December 1970,
ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Our other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Common- wealth. Defender of the Faith.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING!
Know Ye that We have declared and by these Presents do declare Our Will and pleasure as follows-
1. (1) These Our Letters may be cited as the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1970 and shall be construed as one with the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 as amended thereinafter called "the principal Letters Patent").
(2) The Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 to 1967 and these Our Letters may be cited together as the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 to 1970.
(3) These Our Letters shall be published in the Hong Kong Government Gazette and shall come into operation upon the date of such publication.
2. Article XIV of the principal Letters Patent is revoked and replaced by the following-
"Governor
empowered
to appoint Judges and other public officer.
3.
XIV. The Governor may constitute and appoint such Judges, Justices of the Peace and other public officers as may be lawfully appointed, all of whom shall, unless otherwise provided by law, hold their offices during Our pleasure.".
Article XV of the principal Letters Patent is amended by deleting "in any court, or before any Judge or other Magistrate within the Colony, a pardon, either free or subject to lawful con- ditions, or any remission of the sentence" and substituting the following-
"by any court of law in the Colony (other than a court martial established under any Act of Parliament), either free or subject
Citation, construction and com- mencemenL
Replacement of Article XIV of principal Lettera Patent.
Amendment of Article XV of principal Letters Paient.
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