CONSTITUTION OF THE EXECUTIVE AND
LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS
Instructions passed under the Royal Sign Manual a 1 Signet to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Co oy of Hongkong and its Dependencies.
Datel lith
February, 1917.
Preamble.
GEORGE R.I.
Instructions to Our Governor and Comm under-in-Chef in and over Our Colony of Hongkong aud its Dependencies or o: her Officer for the time being administering the Gover ment of Our said Colony and its Dependencies.
Whereas by certain Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing even date Becites Letters herewith, We have made provisio for the office of Governor and Com- mander-in-Chief (therein and hereinafter called the Governor) in and over Our Colony of Hongkong, and its Dependencies (therein and here- inafter called the Colony):
Patent of even
date.
Recites Instruc- tionsf 19th January 888
and Additia 7th July 18:16.
Instructions of
Revokes In- structions of 19th January
tional Instruc-
And whereas We have thereby authorised and commanded the Governor to do and ex-cu'e all things that bag to his said office according t the t nourf Our said Letters Patent and of any Cmmissio. issued to him u der Our Siga Manual and Signet and ac o dug to such Instruc- tions as my from t me to time be given to him under Our Sign Manual and Siguet or by Order in Our Privy Council or i y Us through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State and to such laws as are now or shall hereafter be in force in the Colony :
And whereas Her Majesty Queen Victoria dil issue rtain Instruc- tions 10 the Governor under Her Sign Manual aud Signet bearing date the Nineteenth day of January 1888, and cer ain Additional Instructions bearing date the Seventh day of July 1896:
And whereas We are minded to substitute fresh Instructions for the aforesaid Instructions and Additional Instructions:
Now therefore We do, by these Our Instructims under Our Sign Manual and Signet, revoke as fon the date of the coming into opera- 1988 and Addition of Our said reci ed Le'ters Pa'en', the aforesaid Instructions of tions f7th July the Nineteenth day of January 1883 and the afo es id Additional Instructions of the S.venth day of July 1896, but without prejudice to anything lawfully done hereunder. and instead thereof We do direct an enjoin and declare Our will and pleasure as follows:-
1896.
Administration1
of Oaths.
I.—The Governor may, whenever he thinks fit, require any person in the pblic servi e of the Colony to take the Oath of Allegiance, in the form prescribed by the Act mentioned in Our said recite 1 Letters Pa'eat, together with such other Oath or Oaths as may from time to time be prescribe by any laws in force in the Colony. The Governor is to administer such Oaths, or to cause them to be administered by some public officer of the Colony.