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Commence- ment.

Amendment

of Article XIII of the Letters

Patent of

1917.

Power to

or amend.

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 fourteenth 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 Patent of 1917 in manner hereinafter appearing:

Now know ye that We do hereby declare Our will and pleasure as follows:

I. These Letters Patent shall come into operation on a 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 following paragraph were added at the end of Article XIII thereof:

"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 Successors, revoke, alter full power and authority from time to time to revoke, alter or amend

these Letters Patent as to Us or Them shall think fit.

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

Witness Ourself at Westminster this

day of

1950, in the Fourteenth year of Our Reign.

By Warrant under the King's Sign Manual.

Printed by HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE PRESS, Drury Lane, W.C.2

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