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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 8, 1938.
Hong Kong.
Additional Instructions passed under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong.
GEORGE R.I.
Recites
Instructions
of 14th February, 1917, and Additional Instruc- tions.
Revokes Additional
Clauses 11, V, XIII,
XIV, XVI,
XVIII, XX, and XXXII,
and revokes Clause XXXIII,
Dated 30th April, 1938.
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 ad- ministering the Government of Our said Colony and its Dependencies.
WHEREAS by certain Instructions under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief (therein and hereinafter called the Governor) of Our Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies (therein and hereinafter called the Colony), bearing date the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, as amended by Additional Instructions bear- ing date the Tenth day of January, 1922, the Fifteenth day of November, 1928, and the Twentieth day of November, 1929, provision is made, amongst other things, for the con- stitution of the Executive and Legislative Councils of the Colony and the appointment and suspension of officers:
AND WHEREAS We are minded to make other provision in regards to the matters aforesaid :
NOW, THEREFORE, We do, by these Our Additional Instruc- Instructions tions under Our Sign Manual and Signet, as from a date and replaces to be fixed by the Governor by notification in the Hong Kong Government Gazette, revoke, without prejudice to any appointment lawfully made, or to anything lawfully done, thereunder, the Additional Instructions of the Tenth day of January, 1922, the Fifteenth day of November, 1928, and the Twentieth day of November, 1929, and Clauses Five, Eighteen, Thirty-two and Thirty-three of the Instructions of the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, and We do hereby direct and enjoin and declare Our will and pleasure that from the date so fixed the said Instructions of the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, shall be construed as if the following Clauses had been inserted therein instead of the Second, Fifth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Sixteenth, Eighteenth, Twen- tieth, and Thirty-second Clauses thereof :-
of Instruc- tions of 14th February, 1917.
Constitu-
tion of Executive Council.
II. The Executive Council of the Colony shall consist of the Senior Military Officer for the time being in command of Our regular troops within the Colony, the persons for the time being lawfully discharging the functions of Colonial Secretary, of Attorney-General, of Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and of Financial Secretary of the Colony, who are hereinafter referred to as ex officio Members, and of such other persons as We may from time to time appoint by any Instructions or Warrant under Our Sign Manual and Signet, or as the Governor in pursuance of Instructions from Us through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State may from time to time appoint by an Instrument under the Public Seal of
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