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HONG KONG

ANNEX B

LETTERS PATENT passed under the Great Seal of the Realm amending the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 to 1990 and 1991 (No. 1).

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.

ΤΟ 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

be

1991

1.- (1) These Our Letters may cited as the Hong Kong Letters Patent

(No.2) 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 1991 (No. 1) and these Our Letters may

be cited together as the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 to 1991 (Nos. 1 and 2).

(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.

Citation,

construction

and

commencement

2.

Article

Letters

VII

of

Patent is amended following new paragraph :-

the principal by adding the

Amendment Article principal

VII

Letters

"(3) The

provisions

Covenant

on

of Civil

the

Patent.

and

Assembly

International Political Rights, adopted by the General of the United Nations on 16 1966, as applied to Hong Kong, shall be implemented through the laws Hong Kong. No law of Hong Kong shall be

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of

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of