Citation,
construction and
commencement.
Amendment of Clause XXI of
principal
Instructions.
Amendment to Clause XXI of
principal
Instructions.
Amendment of
Clause XXIII of
principal Instructions.
HONG KONG
THE HONG KONG ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS 1993 (No. 1)
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS To 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 declare Our Will and Pleasure as follows-
1.-(1) These Instructions may be cited as the Hong Kong Additional Instructions 1993 (No. 1) and shall be construed as one with the Hong Kong Royal Instructions of 1917 as amended (hereinafter called "the principal Instructions").
(2) The Hong Kong Royal Instructions 1917 to 1992 and these Instructions may be cited together as the Hong Kong Royal Instructions 1917 to 1993 (No. 1).
(3) These Instructions shall be published in the Hong Kong Government Gazette and shall come into operation on such publication.
2. Clause XIX of the principal Instructions is amended by adding after paragraph (3) the following paragraph-
“(4) A reference in these Instructions to the "Member presiding" is a reference to the President of the Legislative Council or a Member acting in his place pursuant to clause XXIII(2), as the case may be.”.
3. Clause XXI of the principal Instructions is amended by deleting paragraphs (2), (3) and (5).
4. Clause XXIII of the principal Instructions is amended-
(a) by renumbering that clause as paragraph (1) thereof; (b) by adding after paragraph (1) the following paragraph--
“(2) Without affecting the generality of paragraph (1), standing rules or orders made under that paragraph may make provision for a Member of the Legislative Council to act in place of the President of the Legislative Council if or whenever the President is absent or unable to act.".
Given at Our Court at
second Year of Our Reign.
this
(1-1-25)
Printed in the United Kingdom for HMSO
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