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HONG KONG/PEKING DRAFT (ANNEX A)
DRAFT ORDER-IN-COUNCIL
Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the
powers in that behalf in Her Majesty vested, is pleased,
by and with the advice of the Privy Council, to order, and
it is hereby ordered, as follows:
Citation and interpretation:
1.
(1)
This Order may be cited as the Hong Kong
(New Territories) Order 1979.
(2) The Interpretation Act 1978 shall apply,
with the necessary adaptations, for the purpose of
interpreting this Order and otherwise in relation
thereto as it applies for the purpose of interpreting
and in relation to Acts of Parliament.
Power to grant indeterminate leases
2. The Governor, acting in pursuance of the Hong Kong
Letters Patent may, if he thinks fit and notwithstanding
any rule of law to the contrary, grant a lease of any land
in the New Territories without specifying any term for
the duration of the lease, and such a lease shall continue
in force for so long as Her Majesty the Queen holds those
Territories unless it is determined or forfeited in
accordance with the terms and conditions thereof or any
provision of law applicable thereto.
Provision for administration of New Territories
3. The Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and
consent of the Legislative Council, shall continue to be
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