CO129-459 - Individuals - 1919 — Page 120

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Dear Mr. Burchell,

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19th November, 1919.

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I enclose a set of the documents I promised

you on Monday the 17th viz.

(1) The Hong Kong Charters of 1843 and 1875

and the subsequent Letters Patent of 1877, 1888 and 1917, clause VII of the last mentioned Tetters Patent being the present authority for the Governor and Legislative Council to make laws for the peace, order and good government of

the Colony.

(2)

(I also enclose the RoyalInstructions of even date to complete this series of constitutional instruments).

The Hong Kong Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873,

as it now stands since the revision of the Hong Kong

Laws in 1913. Section 5 deals with the operation of

the laws of England in the Colony.

(I also enclose the series of Ordinances taking the history of this provision back to 1845, viz. 6 of 1845,

MOLA PRES

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