TNAG-0860-FCO40-1070-Legislation-for-merchant-shipping-in-Hong-Kong-1980 — Page 6

Sir,

HK KISH

The Prity Council Office,5]

Whitehall, 5 FEB 080

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DESK OFFICER

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Decempto 1 ROMR 5/2.

I am directed by the Lord President of the Council to transmit to you the annexed Fress copy of the Merchant Shipping (Metrication) (Hong Kong) Order 1979 and to request that copies of it may be printed and sold by The Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament. I am also to request that you will complete and sign the relevant part of the Receipt Sheet contained in this folder.

The instrument is to be laid before Parliament on 31 January

1980

Copies should be available in the Printed Paper Office and Vote Office, and be on sale to the public, on that date.

The number of copies required by this department is as shown on the attached copy. It is requested that they be sent to the address stated above and that 40 copies may be sent also to:-

Miss b V tennison

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Koom K 197

King Charles Street

London Sh 1.

The following particulars are given for the purposes of the Statutory Instrument issue list:-

(i) Number:

(ii) Title: The Merchant Shipping (Metrication) (Hong Kong)

Order 1979

(iii) Enabling power(s): The Merchant shipping Act 1970

(iv) Date of making: 14 December 1979

(v) Date of laying before Parliament: 3 lanway 1980 (vi) Late of commencement: 24-muany 1980

(vii) Amending:

Revoking

Merchant Shipping Act 1970 SI 1973/1979

(viii) Superseding draft dated

1 am, Sir,

s.90

Your obedient servant,

5.94

(For the Clerk of the Council)

The Lirector of Publications (Section P.3b),

HM Stationery Office,

Atlantic House,

EC1.