Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance

(1)
Whenever any expression of time occurs in any Ordinance the time referred to is
                Hong Kong Time.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1),
Hong
                    Kong
                Time
(
香港時間
) means the time used for general
                purposes throughout Hong Kong namely, 8 hours, or such other period as may be
                determined by the Legislative Council by resolution under this subsection or under
section 16
of the Oil (Conservation and Control) Ordinance (
Cap. 264
), in advance of Universal Standard Time.
(Amended
27 of 1979 s. 17
)
(3)
A resolution of the Legislative Council under subsection (2) may determine Hong
                Kong Time for the whole or part of a year.
(4)
Nothing in this section shall affect the use of Universal Standard Time for the
                purposes of astronomy, meteorology, navigation or aviation, or affect the
                construction of any document mentioning or referring to a point of time in
                connection with any of these purposes.