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THE HONG KONG (NEW TERRITORIES) ORDER 1979

REVISED DRAFT (15-JUNE 1979)

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 Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby

ordered, as follows:-

Citation, interpretation and commencement

1.

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(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.

(3) This Order shall be published in the Hong Kong

Government Gazette and shall come into operation on the day on

which it is so published.

Power to grant indeterminate leases

2.

(1) The Governor 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 any such indeterminate lease shall continue in force untess and until it is determined or forfeited in accordance

with the terms and conditions thereof or any provision of law

applicable thereto.

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