TNAG-0861-FCO40-1071-Legislation-for-shipping-and-port-control-in-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 81

Ref.

7/4821/78

Sir,

HACK 175/5

Government Secretariat Hong Kong

6th February 1979

ed by the Governor to submit for the

.

signification of Her Majesty's pleasure the underlisted three

Ordinances intituled:

Enclosure No. I

(a)

(b)

"An Ordinance to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance.

An Ordinance to amend the Shipping and Port Control

Ordinance 1978.

(c)

An Ordinance to amend the Immigration Ordinance."

These Ordinances were passed by the Legislative Council on

the 10th day of January 1979, subsequent to receipt of

(a)

Telegramme No. 12 of 4th January 1979

(b)

(c)

Telegramme No. 13 of 5th January 1979, and

Telegramme No. 19 of 9th January 1979

Enclosure No. 2

Enclosure No. 3

Enclosure No. 4

from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

2.

In accordance with clause XXVIII of the Royal

Instructions, three explanatory reports by the Attorney General

showing the reasons and occasion for passing each of the Ordinance

are enclosed. Three copies of the Gazette Supplement containing the

Ordinances are also enclosed, together with a copy each of the B

which, under the direction of the Governor, had not been published

in the Gazette before they were read the first time.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

4 Enclosures

(each in duplicate)

Pla

(Stephen S. P. Tam) for Chief Secretary

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS