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FOR O'GRADY, A G'S CHAMBERS FROM FOOTMAN, HKD
YOUR MEMO OF 27 FEBRUARY: AMENDMENTS TO LETTERS PATENT AND ROYAL
INSTRUCTIONS
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DRAFT INSTRUCTIONS
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ACCOUNT YOUR COMMENTS. OUR LEGAL ADVISER HAS, HOWEVER, VARIED THE PRECISE TERMS OF CLAUSE 1(4) AS FOLLOWS:
QUOTE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF A PERSON APPOINTED THERETO PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS SHALL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE CHANGE IN DESCRIPTION MADE BY CLAUSE 2 OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS. UNQUOTE
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