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Colony may provide for the elections of members of the Legislative Council" which the Legal Counsellor wishes to retain, will still be
appropriate in the light of changes in the
composition of LegCo. Article VI(1) of the
principal Letters Patent, when amended, will provide that LegCo shall consist entirely of members elected in accordance with laws in that
behalf.
The wording suggested by the
Counsellor could, however, be construed to mean
there can be an element of discretion as to
whether the domestic legislation is to provide for elected membership. Adoption of the wording in
our draft would, we believe, put the matter beyond
doubt.
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Article 4(2)
Agreed, but the Legal Counsellor will wish to correct the order of numbering in the revised
draft.
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It would seem that the draft should be finalized
fairly quickly. We look forward to receiving a further revised text.
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We also look forward to your early comments on the
draft Additional Instructions.
your ever, уже Jash
(Joseph Y.T. Lai)
for Secretary for Constitutional Affairs
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