PART IX
Government Property
30. Property of HKSAR Government
(1) For the avoidance of doubt, it is declared that all property, rights and liabilities vested in or belonging to the Crown or the Government of Hong Kong immediately before 1 July 1997 have been on and from that date, subject to the Basic Law, vested in or transferred to the Government of the HKSAR.
(2) All contracts, agreements, arrangements and undertakings entered into with and all securities given to or by the Crown or the Government of Hong Kong shall be deemed on and from 1 July 1997 to have been entered into with or given to or by, as the case may be, the Government of the HKSAR.
(3) All contracts, agreements, arrangements, undertakings and securities referred to in subsection (2) shall, subject to express provision to the contrary, on and from 1 July 1997 be construed as if—
- (a) references to the Crown or the Government of Hong Kong were references to the Government of the HKSAR; and
- (b) references to a public officer were references to the corresponding public officer in the HKSAR.
(4) All moneys including taxes, rents, fees and charges that immediately before 1 July 1997 were due or payable to the Crown or the Government of Hong Kong shall on and after that date become due or payable, as the case may be, to the Government of the HKSAR.
(5) In this section—
“Crown” (官方) means the Crown in right of the Government of Hong Kong.
31. Authorities established by the Hong Kong Government
(1) Every authority established by the Government of Hong Kong which was in existence immediately before 1 July 1997 shall on and after that date continue in existence and be deemed to be an authority established by the Government of the HKSAR.
(2) All property, rights and liabilities which immediately before 1 July 1997 were vested in or belonged to an authority established by the Government of Hong Kong shall on and from that date be vested in or transferred to the corresponding authority of the HKSAR.
(3) All contracts, agreements, arrangements and undertakings entered into with and all securities given to or by an authority established by the Government of Hong Kong shall be deemed on and from 1 July 1997 to have
