TNAG-1455-FCO40-1978-Hong-Kong-Letters-Patent-amendments-1986 — Page 86

-INSTRUCTION: ''LAWS MAY BE ENACTED IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE OR IN EITHER OF THOSE LANGUAGES. ALL LAWS ENACTED IN ENGLISH SHALL BE STYLED ''ORDINANCES AND THE ENACTING WORDS SHALL BE 'ENACTED BY THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG, WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THEREOF '' OR THE CORRESPONDING WORDS IN CHINESE SHALL BE USED IN LAWS ENACTED FIN CHINESE.

2. WE HAVE NO OTHER PROPOSALS AT PRESENT FOR AMENDING THE LETTERS PATENT OR ROYAL #NSTRUCTIONS.

3. IN PARAGRAPH 4(B) OF OUR TELNO 45 OF 7 JANUARY 1986, WE SUGGESTED THAT IN ADDITION TO AMENDING ARTICLE XII(1) OF THE LETTERS PATENT AND IN ORDER TO PERMIT LAND TO BE GRANTED IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG WITHOUT RESORTING TO LOCAL LEGISLATION AND USING THE TERM IN THE LETTERS PATENT, AN

INSTRUCTION SHOULD BE ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE PURSUANT TO

ARTICLE XH|(4). WE SUGGEST THAT THIS INSTRUCTION (WHICH WOULD

NOT BE PUBLISHED) BE IN THE FOLLOWING FORM:

'' HAVE THE HONOUR TO REFER TO THE HONG KONG LETTERS PATENT

1986 AND TO ADDRESS YOU ON THE SUBJECT OF GRANTS AND

DISPOSITIONS OF LAND IN HONG KONG.

UPON THE COMING INTO OPERATION OF THE HONG KONG LETTERS

PATENT 1986, GRANTS AND DISPOSITIONS OF ANY LANDS IN HONG KONG

MADE AND EXECUTED BY YOU UNDER THE LETTERS PATENT SHALL BE

MADE AND EXECUTED IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG.

SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT

OF THIS DESPATCH.

(SIGNED) ETC''

4. CLEAN COPIES OF THE DRAFTS INCORPORATING OUR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

WILL BE DESPATCHED BY BAG.

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