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CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS BR

+ 852 840 1976 P.02

THE HONG KONG LETTERS PATENT 1993

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 and commencement

(1) These Our Letters may be cited as the Hong Kong Letters

Patent 1993 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 1992 and these Our

Letters may be cited together as the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917

to 1993.

(3) These Our Letters shall be published in the Hong Kong

Government Gazette and shall come into, operation on the day

immediately following the date of such publication.

(4) Subject to any Instructions addressed to the Governor of

Hong Kong under our Sign Manual and Signet or through one of our