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HONG KONG

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LETTERS PATENT passed under the Great Seal of the Realm amending the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 to 1990.

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

1.- (1)

-

These Our Letters may

be cited as the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1991 (No. 1) 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 1990 and these Our Letters may be cited together as the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 to 1991 (No.1).

(3) These Our Letters shall be published in the Hong Kong Government Gazette and shall come into operation upon the day immediately following the date of such publication.

2.- (1) Article XIV of the principal Letters Patent is amended :-

(a)

by renumbering the same

paragraph

(1)

Article; and

of

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M

is Le Royal Instruction.

Amendment Article XIV principal

as

that

Letters Patent.

of

of

(b)

by adding the following new paragraph :-