DEFENSIVE
SCHEDULE
(c) PARAGRAPH ONE
CONFIDENTIAL
8-
-
[ IF ASKED WHETHER "ENACTMENT" INCLUDES LETTERS PATENT AND ROYAL
INSTRUCTIONS]
"Enactment" does not include legislative instruments made under the Royal prerogative such as the Letters Patent or Royal Instructions, under which Hong Kong is governed today. Amendments to these instruments will continue to be made under the prerogative without Parliamentary procedures.
CONFIDENTIAL