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Adaptation of Laws (No. 9) Bill 1998
Adapt certain Ordinances to bring them into conformity with the Basic Law and with the status of Hong Kong as a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
Enacted by the Legislative Council.
1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Adaptation of Laws (No. 9) Ordinance 1998.
2. Commencement
(1) This Ordinance shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 July 1997.
(2) Subsection (1) shall be subject to Article 12 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights set out in Part II of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap. 383).
3. Amendment of Ordinances
The Ordinances specified in the Schedules are amended in the manner indicated in those Schedules.
SCHEDULE 1 [s. 3]
Bills of Exchange Ordinance
1. Section 4(1) of the Bills of Exchange Ordinance (Cap. 19) is amended by repealing "the Colony" where it twice appears and substituting "Hong Kong".
2. Section 72 is amended by repealing "the Colony" wherever it appears and substituting "Hong Kong".
3. Section 89(4) is amended by repealing "the Colony" and substituting "Hong Kong".
SCHEDULE 2 [s. 3]
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited Ordinance
1. Section 18 of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Ordinance (Cap. 70) is amended by repealing "Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs or Successors" and substituting "the Central People's Government or the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Basic Law or other laws".
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SCHEDULE 3 [s. 3]
Loans (Asian Development Bank) Ordinance
1. Section 3(3) of the Loans (Asian Development Bank) Ordinance (Cap. 271) is amended by
repealing "立法局" and substituting "立法會".
2. Section 6(2) is amended by repealing "Governor" and substituting "Chief Executive".
3. Section 7 is amended by repealing "立法局" and substituting "立法會".
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SCHEDULE 4 [s. 3]
Hang Lung Bank (Acquisition) Ordinance
1. Section 9(1) of the Hang Lung Bank (Acquisition) Ordinance (Cap. 345) is amended by repealing "Governor in Council" and substituting "Chief Executive in Council".
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SCHEDULE 5 [s. 3]
Standard Chartered Asia Limited Ordinance
1. Section 15 of the Standard Chartered Asia Limited Ordinance (Cap. 1136) is amended by repealing "Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs or Successors" and substituting "the Central People's Government or the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Basic Law or other laws".
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SCHEDULE 6 [s. 3]
Lloyds Bank (Merger) Ordinance
1. Section 15 of the Lloyds Bank (Merger) Ordinance (Cap. 1137) is amended by repealing "Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs or Successors" and substituting "the Central People's Government or the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Basic Law or other laws".
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SCHEDULE 7 [s. 3]
Royal Bank of Scotland Ordinance
1. Section 21 of the Royal Bank of Scotland Ordinance (Cap. 1138) is amended by repealing "Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs or Successors" and substituting "the Central People's Government or the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Basic Law or other laws".
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SCHEDULE 8 [s. 3]
Deutsche Bank (Merger) Ordinance
1. Section 15 of the Deutsche Bank (Merger) Ordinance (Cap. 1142) is amended by repealing "Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs or Successors" and substituting "the Central People's Government or the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Basic Law or other laws".
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SCHEDULE 9 [s. 3]
Rainier International Bank (Transfer of Hong Kong Undertaking) Ordinance
1. Section 14(a) of the Rainier International Bank (Transfer of Hong Kong Undertaking) Ordinance (Cap. 1144) is amended by repealing "Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs or Successors" and substituting "the Central People's Government or the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Basic Law or other laws".
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SCHEDULE 10 [s. 3]
First Pacific Bank Limited Ordinance
1. Section 16 of the First Pacific Bank Limited Ordinance (Cap. 1146) is amended by repealing "Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs or Successors" and substituting "the Central People's Government or the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Basic Law or other laws".
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SCHEDULE 11 [s. 3]
Dao Heng Bank Limited Ordinance
1. Section 17 of the Dao Heng Bank Limited Ordinance (Cap. 1152) is amended by repealing "Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs or Successors" and substituting "the Central People's Government or the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Basic Law or other laws".
SCHEDULE 12 [s. 3]
Middle East Finance International Limited
(Transfer of Undertaking) Ordinance
1. Section 17(1) of the Middle East Finance International Limited (Transfer of Undertaking) Ordinance (Cap. 1154) is amended by repealing "Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs or Successors" and substituting "the Central People's Government or the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Basic Law or other laws".
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SCHEDULE 13 [s. 3]
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ordinance
1. Section 18 of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ordinance (Cap. 1160) is amended by repealing "Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs or Successors" and substituting "the Central People's Government or the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Basic Law or other laws".
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SCHEDULE 14 [s. 3]
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Merger of Subsidiaries) Ordinance
1. Section 20(1) of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Merger of Subsidiaries) Ordinance (Cap. 1161) is amended by repealing "Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs or Successors" and substituting "the Central People's Government or the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Basic Law or other laws".
Explanatory Memorandum
The purpose of this Bill is to adapt certain Ordinances to bring them into conformity with the Basic Law and with Hong Kong's status as a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (clause 3 and Schedules 1 to 14).
2. The Ordinances adapted and their respective Schedule numbers under the Bill are---
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ordinance (Cap. 1160) Schedule 13
Bills of Exchange Ordinance (Cap. 19) Schedule 1
Dao Heng Bank Limited Ordinance (Cap. 1152) Schedule 11
Deutsche Bank (Merger) Ordinance (Cap. 1142) Schedule 8
First Pacific Bank Limited Ordinance (Cap. 1146) Schedule 10
Hang Lung Bank (Acquisition) Ordinance (Cap. 345) Schedule 4
Lloyds Bank (Merger) Ordinance (Cap. 1137) Schedule 6
Loans (Asian Development Bank) Ordinance (Cap. 271) Schedule 3
Middle East Finance International Limited (Transfer of Undertaking) Ordinance (Cap. 1154) Schedule 12
Rainier International Bank (Transfer of Hong Kong Undertaking) Ordinance (Cap. 1144) Schedule 9
Royal Bank of Scotland Ordinance (Cap. 1138) Schedule 7
Standard Chartered Asia Limited Ordinance (Cap. 1136) Schedule 5
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Merger of Subsidiaries) Ordinance (Cap. 1161) Schedule 14
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Ordinance (Cap. 70) Schedule 2
3. The Bill also provides that the adaptations when passed into law shall take effect retrospectively from the date of establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (clause 2).
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