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OUR TELNO 553: AMENDMENTS TO THE LETTERS PATENT
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1.
LEGAL ADVISERS HAVE NOW PREPARED FIRST DRAFTS OF THE
LETTERS PATENT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF OFFICIAL MEMBERS IN
LEGCO AND TO REMOVE THE NECESSITY OF GRANTING LAND IN THE QUEEN'S
NAME, AND ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO PROVIDE FOR BILINGUAL LAWS.
THESE ARE BEING SENT TO YOU BY BAG AND SHOULD REACH YOU IN TIME
TO ENABLE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER
THEM BEFORE HIS VISIT HERE ON 21 MAY.
2.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ARTICLE 2(2) OF THE LETTERS PATENT, THE DRAFTS ARE SELF-EXPLANATORY. THE OBJECT OF ARTICLE 2(2) IS TO ENSURE THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING THE AMENDMENT OF PARAGRAPH (1)(C),
THERE IS NO NEED TO ISSUE NEW LETTERS OF APPOINTMENT TO THOSE
OFFICIALS WHO ALREADY ARE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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