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Power to grant indeterminate leases

2. The Governor, acting in pursuance of Article XIII of the

Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917, as amended by the Hong Kong

Letters Patent 1960, may, if he shall think fit and notwith-

standing any rule of law to the contrary, grant a lease of

any land in any part of the Colony, including land in the

New Territories, being land that may be lawfully granted or

disposed of by Her Majesty, without specifying any term for

the duration of the lease, which shall accordingly continue

in force indefinitely unless it is determined or forfeited

in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof or any

provision of law applicable thereto.

Variation of existing leases

3. There shall be such provision as may be made by or under

any law enacted in pursuance of Article VII of the Hong Kong

Letters Patent 1917 for the conversion into indeterminate

leases of leases granted for specified terms.

Saving provision

4.

Nothing in this Order shall be construed as affecting

(a) the powers of the Governor, with the advice and consent

of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, to make laws

for the New Territories containing provisions that will

or may have effect after any particular date, whether

in June 1997 or thereafter;

(b) the powers of the Governor or any other officer or

authority of the Government of Hong Kong to enter into

any transaction that will or may have effect in the New

Territories after any such date or to do any other thing

that will or may have such effect.

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