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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hong-kong-overseas-public-servants-continuing-service-compensation-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1139",
  "legislation_title": "The Hong Kong (Overseas Public Servants) (Continuing Service: Compensation) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hong-kong-overseas-public-servants-continuing-service-compensation-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HONG KONG\nMade 24th April 1996\nLaid before Parliament 7th May 1996\nComing into force 30th June 1997\nAt the Court at Windsor Castle, the 24th day of April 1996\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 2 of the Hong Kong (Overseas Public Servants) Act 1996 and all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 2."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}