"Seats of appointed [Unofficial] Members declared
vacant
(1)
If any appointed Unofficial
Member of the Legislative Council
would become disqualified from
holding office as a Member under a law
in force in the Colony were he an
Elected Member, the Governor shall
declare in writing that the seat of
such Member is vacant and, immediately
on the publication of such declaration
in the Hong Kong Government Gazette,
he shall cease to be a Member of the
Council.
(2) If any Appointed Unofficial
Member of the Legislative Council shall
absent himself from attendance at the
Council for more than three months
without leave from the Governor, the
Governor shall declare in writing that
the seat of such Member is vacant and,
immediately on the publication of such
declaration in the Hong Kong Government
Gazette, he shall cease to be a Member
of the Council.".
Amendment of Clause XVIII of the principal Instructions.
6. Clause XVIII of the principal Instructions
is amended by inserting, immediately before the
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