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CONFIDENTIAL

2nd Draft: Oct. 1993

Re-Draft/Consultation Paper

Adaptation of Laws Paper No. 6

Bills of Exchange ordinance (Cap. 19) Bills of Sale Ordinance (Cap. 20)

Sale of Goods Ordinance (Cap. 26) Control of Exemption Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 71)

INTRODUCTION

This paper has been prepared as a basis for consultation

in accordance with the principles for consultation agreed with the

Chinese side at JLG XVII on the way in which the British side

intends to adapt certain provisions in Hong Kong laws

ensure that they are consistent with the Basic Law.

in order to

This

deals with four Ordinances

which

relate

to

paper deals

commercial matters. They are the Bills of Exchange Ordinance

Cap. 19), the Bills of Sale Ordinance (Cap. 20), the Sale of Goods

Ordinance (cap.

(Cap. 26), and

and the Control of Exemption Clauses Ordinance

(Cap. 71).

3.

The

British side envisages that the proposals

set

out

schedule a

of

amendments

TO

be

below would be incorporated in

attached to a Bill for enactment by the Hong Kong legislature before

The Bill would come into force on

enactment but the

1 July 1997.

amondments would take effect on 1 July 1997.

CONFIDENTIAL