ADDITIONAL ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS
Preamble.
Additonal Instructions passed under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- kong in regard to the duration of the appointment of Unofficial Members of the Executive Council and of the Legislative Council of that Colony.
GEORGE R.I.
Dated 10th January, 1922. Additional Instructions to Our Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, or other Officer for the time being administering the Government 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 date at West- minster the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, We did make provision for the Government of Our Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies Recites Letters (hereinafter called the Colony) and did amongst other things declare that there should be an Executive Council and a Legislative Council in and for the Colony which should consist of such persons as We might direct by Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet :
Patent of 14th
February, 1917.
Recites Instruc. tions of 14th
And whereas by Our Instructions under Our Sign Manual and February, 1917. Signet, bearing date the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, We did con- stitute the said Executive and Legislative Councils as therein is set forth:
Revokes Clause
tions of 14th
And whereas We are minded to make further provision respecting the said Executive and Legislative Councils :
Now, therefore, We do, as from the date of the receipt in the Colony XVI of Instruc- of these Our Additional Instructions under Our Sign Manual and February, 1917 Signet, hereby revoke the Sixteenth Clause of Our said Instructions of the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, without prejudice to anything lawfully done thereunder, and We do direct and enjoin and declare Our Will and pleasure as follows:
Vacation of seats by Un. official Members of Executive Council.
Unofficial Mem. bers eligible for re-appointment.
I.--Every Unofficial Member of the Executive Council appointed after the date of the receipt of these Our Additional Instructions in the Colony shall vacate his seat at the end of five years from the date of the Instrument by which, or in pursuance of which, he is appointed, unless it is otherwise provided by that Instru-
ment.
Provided that if any such Member is provisionally appointed to fill a vacant seat in the Council and his provisional appointment is immediately followed by his definitive appoint- ment the aforesaid period of five years shall be reckoned from the date of the Instrument provisionally appointing him.
Every such Unofficial Member shall be eligible to be re- appointed by the Governor by an Instrument under the Public Seal of the Colony for a further period not exceeding five years, subject to Our approval conveyed through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State.