27. Delegations relating to land
All delegations to a public officer of the power of the Governor to grant or dispose of land which were in force immediately before 1 July 1997 shall on and after that date continue in force and be deemed to be delegations to the corresponding public officer in the HKSAR of the power of the Chief Executive to lease or grant State land.
28. Other delegations by the Governor
All delegations to a public officer of powers (other than those referred to in section 27) vested in or exercisable by the Governor which were in force immediately before 1 July 1997 shall, to the extent that similar powers are vested in or are exercisable by the Chief Executive, on and after that date continue in force and be deemed to have been made by the Chief Executive to the corresponding public officer in the HKSAR.
PART VIII
Documents
29. Documents not invalid
(1) No document shall be held to be invalid or ineffectual only because it refers to the Crown, the Queen or the Government of Hong Kong or to a department or public officer of the Government of Hong Kong.
(2) All documents issued or sold by the Government of Hong Kong or the Government of the HKSAR shall, subject to express provision to the contrary, on and after 1 July 1997 be construed as if—
- (a) any reference to the Crown, the Queen (or to similar names or terms), or to the Government of Hong Kong were a reference to the Government of the HKSAR;
- (b) any reference to a department or public officer of the Government of Hong Kong were a reference to the corresponding department or public officer, as the case may be, of the Government of the HKSAR.
