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ACCEN ALON
CONFIDENTIAL
MÁR 1955
GRS 650
CONFIDENTIAL
DESKBY 04120OZ FCO
FM HONG KONG 04105OZ MAR 85
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 450 OF 4 MARCH
INFO ROUTINE PEKING
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of
AMENDMENTS TO LETTERS PATENT AND ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS,
ETC.
FURTHER TO O'GRADY'S TELEPHONE DISCUSSION WITH FIFOOT ON 1 MARCH, WE NOW CONFIRM OUR AGREEMENT WITH FIFOOT'S PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
ARTICLE VI(3) OF LETTERS PATENT, AS SET OUT IN PARA. 2 OF YOUR TEL. NO. 327, AND HIS PROPOSED NEW CLAUSES FOR DRAFT ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS, AS SET OUT IN YOUR TELNO 339, USING THE WORDING AS IN ALTERNATIVE
(1) IN NEW CLAUSE XIIA.
2. WE SHALL AMEND CLAUSES 3 AND 5 OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
(ELECTORAL PROVISIONS) BILL ACCORDINGLY AS FOLLOWS:-
CLAUSE 3.
**3. (1) AN ELECTION TO ELECT ALL THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SHALL BE HELD -
(A) IN 1985, AND
(B) IN EACH SUCCEEDING THIRD YEAR AFTER AN ELECTION IS HELD UNDER
THIS SECTION.
(2) AN ELECTION SHALL BE HELD UNDER THIS SECTION WITHIN 3 MONTHS
AFTER A DISSOLUTION OF THE LEISLATIVE COUNCIL.
(3) THE DATED FOR HOLDING AN ELECTION UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR BY NOTICE IN THE GAZETTE.
(4) THE ELECTION OF ANY PERSON ELECTED AS AN ELECTED MEMBER UNDER
THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS MADE
UNDER SECTION 28.
CLAUSE 5.
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