Revised Prost
10.12.92.
Citation
Construction
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commentZIZGL.
Amendraent ví Clause II of
principal Instructions.
Amendment vi Clause VIII(3) of principal Instructions.
Amenament of Clause XIX(2) and (3) of principal Instructions.
Revocation and repizonment of Clause XXI() oi principal Instructions.
Revocation and
replacement of
Clause XX122)
iwading and
(a) of principsi Instructions.
Kevocatio1: and
replaten,ent of Clause XX{}},
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS 10 Our Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies or other Officer for the time being Administering the Government of Our said Colony and its Dependencies.
We do hereby direct and enjoin and declarc Our Will and Pleasure as follows-
-(1) These instructions may be cited as the Hong Kong Additional Instructions 1992 and shall be construed as one with the Hong Kong Roval Instructions of 19!7 as amended (hereinafter called "the principal Instructions").
(2) The Hong Kong Royal Instructions 1917 to 1991 and these Instructions may be cited together as the Hong Kong Royal Instructions 1917 to 1992.
(3) These Instructions shall be published in the Hong Kong Government Gazette and.shall come into operation upon the date of such publication.
2. Clause II of the principal Instructions is amended by deleting the words "the Officer for the time being in comunand of Our regular forces within the Colony (hereinafter called the Commander British Forces)."
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3. Clause VIII paragraph (3) of the principal Instructions is amended by deleting sub-paragraph (a), by deleting the word "remaining” from sub-paragraph (b) and by relettering sub-paragraphs (b) aa d (c) as sub-paragraphs (a) and (b).
4. Clause XIX of the principa! Instructions is amended by deleting the words “Governor or" from paragisplas (2) and (3).
5. Clause XXI paragraph (1) of the principal Instructions is revoked and replaced by the following paragraph (1):---
“(1) There shall be a President of the Legislative Council who, when present at a meeting of the Council, shall preside. The President of the Legislative Council shall be elected from amongst their number by the Members of the Council excluding the ex officio Members."
6. Clause XXI paragraph (2) heading and sub-paragraph (a) of the principal Instructions are revoked and replaced by the following heading and sub-paragraph (3):
"(2) In the absence of the President from a meeting of the legislative Council there shall preside at that meeting--
(a) the President's deputy who shall be clected from amongst their number
by the Members of the Council excluding the ex officio Members."
7. Clause XXI paragraph (3) of the principal Instructions is revoked and jā replaced by the following paragraph (3)-
"(3) For the avoidance of doubt a reference to "the Member presiding” is to the President, the President's deputy or the semor ex cfficio Member present as the case may be."
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(2) In Clause Xxy (2) (6) for the words "Deputy President"
there shall be substituted the words
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·President's deputy".