This order establishes the legal framework for the application of the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980 to the territory of Hong Kong. The document serves as a formal instrument of the British government, extending specific legislative protections to Hong Kong to counteract the extraterritorial application of foreign trade laws. It functions as a regulatory mechanism to safeguard local commercial interests against external legal pressures.

Legal professionals and historians utilize this order as a primary source document for understanding the jurisdictional reach of British law in Hong Kong prior to the 1997 handover. It is considered a technical reference for those researching the intersection of international trade policy and colonial administrative law.