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(FCO/Hong Kong draft as in FCO telnos. 116, 122 and 149)
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. (1) The Governor of Hong Kong shall have power to
grant a lease of any land in the New Territories that may
be granted by Her Majesty without specifying any term for
the duration of the lease, and such a lease shall continue
in force for so long as Her Majesty may administer those
Territories unless it is determined or forfeited in
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