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FROM: CE Leeks

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DATE: 15 January 1987

HONG KONG: OATHS TO BE TAKEN BY THE GOVERNOR

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cc Mr Hum

1.

You asked about the oaths to be taken by the new

Governor on arrival in Hong Kong.

2.

The position is that the Letters Patent provide for

the new Governor to take 3 oaths:

(a)

the oath of allegiance to the Crown;

(b)

(c)

3.

an oath for "the due execution of the office of

Governor";

an oath for "the

"the due and impartial administration

of justice".

Oath (a) is plainly the oath of allegiance

scheduled in the Hong Kong Oaths and Declarations

Ordinance.

This oath

is also taken

by newly

appointed/elected members of EXCO and LEGCO, unless they

opt to take the new LegCo oath (introduced in 1985) or

or new

EXCO oath (introduced in 1986) which are as follows:

"I'

swear that I will uphold the law of

Hong Kong, and that I will conscientiously

and truly serve the people of Hong Kong as a

member of the Executive/Legislative Council.

So help me God."

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