Hong Kong Ordinances

INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES ORDINANCE - SECT 10E

Words etc. in the official languages may be declared as equivalents

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Amendments retroactively made - see 26 of 1998 s. 37

(1) The Chief Executive in Council may, by notice in the Gazette, declare that
any word, expression, office, title (including the short title of
any Ordinance), citation or thing therein specified in one official language
shall, in relation to the interpretation of an Ordinance, be the equivalent of
any word, expression, office, title, citation or thing therein specified in
the other official language.

(2) No declaration shall be made under this section unless a draft of the
notice has been laid before and approved by resolution of the
Legislative Council, and section 34 of this Ordinance shall not apply in
relation to any such declaration. (Amended 26 of 1998 s. 37) (Part IIA added
18 of 1987 s. 4)