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OPOSALS

CONFIDENTIAL

4.

Bills of Exchange Ordinance

(Cap. 19)

This deals with

bills

or exchange, cheques and promissory notes.

The Brizish side

proposes to adapt it as follows

(a) replace 'foreign country' by 'place outside Hong Kong' in

section 72 (b);

(b)

replace country' by jurisdiction' in sections 72(e)

32(a);

and

(c)

replace the Colony' by 'Hong Kong' in sections 4,

89(4).

72 and

5.

Bills of Sale Ordinance (Cap. 20). This makes provision

for the prevention of frauds upon creditors by secret bills of sale

of personal chattels.

The British side

proposes

to

adapt

as

follows

replace 'Registrar of the Supreme Court' by Registrar of

(a)

the High Court' in 5.

21

(b)

replace

(c)

'Governor

Council in s. 23;

in

Council'

by

'Chief

Executive

in

in sections 22 and

replace 'Supreme Court' by High Court'

25 and in Rule 1 of the Bills of Sale Rules;

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