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HONG KONG LETTERS PATENT 1986
HONG KONG ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS 1986
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AMENDMENTS TO THE HONG KONG LETTERS PATENT AND ROYAL
INSTRUCTIONS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE HONG KONG LETTERS PATENT 1986 AMENDS ARTICLE XIII(1) OF THE EXISTING LETTERS PATENT BY REMOVING THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT FOR A GOVERNMENT LEASE TO REFER TO THE NAME OF THE SOVEREIGN.
THIS AMENDMENT IS MADE SO AS TO ENABLE THE NEW FORM OF GOVERNMENT LEASE, AGREED BY THE LAND COMMISSION AT ITS NINTH MEETING, TO BE USED.
THE AMENDMENT DOES NOT ALTER THE PRESENT LEGAL POSITION REGARDING THE OWNERSHIP OF ALL LAND IN HONG KONG.
THE HONG KONG ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS 1986 AMENDS CLAUSE XXV OF THE EXISTING ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS BY PROVIDING THAT ORDINANCES VAY BE ENACTED IN ENGLISH OR CHINESE. THE INTENTION IS TO ENABLE ORDINANCES TO BE ENACTED IN BOTH LANGUAGES INSTEAD OF IN ENGLISH ONLY.
PROPOSALS AS TO THE MANNER IN WHICH THIS IS TO BE DONE WILL BE MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN THE LIGHT OF PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE DISCUSSION PAPER ON LAWS IN CHINESE.
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THE COURAGE AND INITIATIVE OF TWO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN SAVING A 77-YEAR-OLD PARALYSED MAN FROM A BLAZING FLAT WERE REWARDED WITH THE GOVERNOR'S COMMENDATION FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE FIRE BROKE OUT IN A FLAT IN KWAI CHUNG ESTATE ON JANUARY 7 THIS YEAR. MR LAM YUEN AND MR LEUNG CHING-CHUEN, WHO WERE WORKING NEARBY, PROMPTLY RESPONDED TO THE TENANT'S CRY FOR HELP BY FORCING OPEN THE METAL GATE AND CARRYING HIM TO SAFETY.
AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY HELD IN THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR ADOLF HSU, PRAISED THE AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR DISPLAYING COOLNESS AND COMMON SENSE IN THE RESCUE OF THE PARALYSED MAN WHOSE LIFE MIGHT BE ENDANGERED IF LEFT UNATTENDED.
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