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The Hong Kong Additional Instructions, 19689
The Governor has proposed a number of
minor amendments to the Hong Kong Royal
Instructions. They concern a change in the
title of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs to
that of "Secretary for Home Affairs"; an
increase from five to ten in the number of
members required to constitute a quorum of the
Legislative Council; the abolition of the
requirement for a motion in the Legislative
Council to have a secondler; and the transfer
to the Public Service Commission of the
Executive Council's function of advising the Governor on the disposal of disciplinary
cases in the public service.
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vice.
The purpose of these amendments is to
bring the Royal Instructions up-to-date and to
provide for present-day needs and conditions in
the Colony; they do not change the
constitutional position in any significant way.
3. The change to "Secretary for Home Affairs
is proposed to meet the wishes of the unofficial
members of Executive Council. 98% of Hong
Kong's population is now Chinese by birth or
origin. The new title fits more closely the
principal role of the post which is to act as
a direct channel of communication between the
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