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(2) THE GOVERNOR, BY NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY SUMMON SPECIAL SITTINGS OF THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO BE HELD IN ANY PERIOD BETWEEN THE END OF
ONE SESSION OF THE COUNCIL AND THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT SESSION.
(3) THE CONSIDERATION OF ANY BILL OR OTHER BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE TERMINATION OF A SESSION,
BUT IT MAY BE RESUMED AT ANY SUBSEQUENT SITTING OF THE COUNCIL.'. 10. THE PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTIONS ARE AMENDED BY ADDING,
IMMEDIATELY AFTER CLAUSE XXVIII, THE FOLLOWING:
'DISSOLUTION OF COUNCIL
XXVIIIA. (1) THE GOVERNOR MAY AT ANY TIME, BY ORDER PUBLISHED IN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE DISSOLVE THE LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL:
PROVIDED THAT UNLESS IT HAS BEEN SOONER DISSOLVED, THE COUNCIL
SHALL STAND DISSOLVED ON THE NINETIETH DAY BEFORE THE THIRD
ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST SITTING OF THE COUNCIL FOLLOWING THE
LATEST ELECTION FOR ALL THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
//(2) : WHERE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IS DISSOLVED
PRIOR TO THE NINETIETH DAY BEFORE THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE
FIRST SITTING OF THE COUNCIL FOLLOWING THE LATEST ELECTION FOR ALL THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, CLAUSE XIIA (1) SHALL HAVE EFFECT AS IF THERE WERE SUBSTITUTED FOR SUB-CLAUSE (B) THE FOLLOWING SUB-CLAUSE:
'(B) DURING THE THREE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE DISSOLUTION OF THE
COUNCIL.//.
(3) ON THE DISSOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL, ALL THE ELECTED MEMBERS SHALL VACATE THEIR SEATS:
PROVIDED THAT IF, FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF ANY URGENT BUSINESS, THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT A TIME FOR A SITTING OF THE COUNCIL
AFTER THE DISSOLUTION BUT BEFORE THE DAY APPOINTED FOR THE
HOLDING OF AN ELECTION FOR ALL THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (AS REQUIRED BY CLAUSE XIIA OF THESE
INSTRUCTIONS), THE PERSONS HOLDING OFFICE AS ELECTED MEMBERS OF
THE COUNCIL IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SUCH DISSOLUTION SHALL CONTINUE TO SIT AS ELECTED MEMBERS UNTIL THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE DAY (OR,
IF
MORE THAN ONE, THE FIRST DAY) APPOINTED FOR THE HOLDING OF SUCH
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