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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 24, 1937.

Power of

legislature to grant

4. It shall be lawful for the Legislative Council by resolution to exempt either wholly or partially from the exemptions operation of this Ordinance, or any part thereof, any officer or any class or description of officer. Any such resolution, if so expressed, may be retrospective in operation.

by resolu- tion.

Saving of

rights of

Colonial

5. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to Crown. Cf. recognize any rights whatsoever against the Crown or be deemed to imply that the holding of any appointment or the payment of salary constitutes a contract between the Crown Hong Kong and any of its servants or that any public office is held

otherwise than during His Majesty's pleasure.

Regulations

20 & 21 and

General

Orders 1

and 2.

This Ordin-

ance to apply

to salaries

for the year 1938 only unless otherwise provided by Ordinance.

6. This Ordinance shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1938, and shall continue in force until the 31st day of December, 1938, and no longer, unless otherwise provided by Ordinance.

Repeal of Ordinance No. 2 of 1937.

7. The Hong Kong Government Service (Levy on Salaries) Ordinance, 1937, is repealed.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 22nd day of December, 1937.

B. C. K. HAWKINS,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.