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HONG KONG

LETTERS PATENT PASSED UNDER THE GREAT SEAL OF THE REALM AMENDING THE HONGKONG LETTERS

PATENT 1917 to 1982

Dated:

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories

Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of

the Faith.

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING!

Know Ye that We have declared and by these Presents

do declare Our Will and pleasure as follows

Citation, construction, commencement and saving.

1. (1) These Our Letters may be cited as the

Hong Kong Letters Patent 1985 and shall be construed

as one with the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 as amended

(hereinafter called "the principal Letters Patent").

(2) The Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 to 1982 and

these Our Letters may be cited together as the Hong Kong

Letters Patent 1917 to 1985.

(3) These Our Letters shall be published in the

Hong Kong Government Gazette and shall come into operation

upon the date of such publication.