The Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 was one of the principal constitutional instruments of Hong Kong when she was a British Crown colony and dependent territory ; the other principal constitutional instruments were the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1960 , the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1982 , the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1991 (No. 1) , and the Hong Kong Royal Instructions 1917 . The Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 has been amended many times since its coming into force.
3-679: The expression ' Hong Kong Letters Patent ' is most commonly used to refer to the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 , one of the principal constitutional documents of British Hong Kong (others being the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1960, the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1982, the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1991 (No. 1), and the Hong Kong Royal Instructions 1917); however, it may also refer to any other Hong Kong Letters Patent or be used as
6-489: A generic term covering all Hong Kong Letters Patent. This article about the three branches of government in Hong Kong is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 The Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 superseded the letters patent issued on 5 April 1843, all subsequent letters patent amending the 1843 one, and the letters patent issued on 19 January 1888 (which replaced
9-476: The 1843 letters patent and all those amending the 1843 one). The 1917 letters patent , as amended from time to time, remained part of the basis for Hong Kong's system of government until the transfer of the territory's sovereignty on 1 July 1997 to the People's Republic of China . Issued under the royal prerogative , the letters patent was the formal legal basis of the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief ,
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