THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 11, 1929. 13
NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. 20.--The following is published for general information. These Additional Instructions were received in the Colony of Hong Kong on the 4th day of January, 1929, and came into force as from that date.
11th January, 1929.
HONG KONG.
W. T. SOUTHORN,
Colonial Secretary.
Additional Instructions passed under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong in regard to the consti- tution of the Executive Council and of the Legislative Council of that Colony.
Dated 15th November, 1928.
GEORGE R.I.
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.
WHEREAS by certain Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Our Realm Preamble.
bearing date at Westminster the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, We did make provision for the Government of Our Colony of Hong Kong and Recites its Dependencies (hereinafter called the Colony) and did amongst other things Letters declare that there should be an Executive Council and a Legislative Council in Patent of and for the Colony which should consist of such persons as We might direct February by Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet :
14th
1917.
Instructions
And whereas by Our Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet Recites bearing date the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, We did constitute the said of 14th Executive and Legislative Councils as therein is set forth:
And whereas we are minded to make further provision respecting the said Executive and Legislative Councils :
February 1917.
Clauses II,
Instructions
Now therefore we do, as from the date of the receipt in the Colony of these Revokes Our Additional Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet, hereby revoke XIII, XIV the Second, Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Clauses of Our said Instruc- and XV of tions of the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, without prejudice to anything of 14th lawfully done thereunder, and instead thereof We do direct and enjoin and February declare Our will and pleasure that from the date of such receipt the aforesaid Instructions shall henceforth be construed and take effect as if the following clauses had been inserted therein in place of the Second, Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Clauses thereof:-
1917.
of Executive
"II. The Executive Council of the Colony shall consist of the Lieut- Constitution
enant-Governor of the Colony (if any), the Senior Military Council. Officer for the time being in command of Our regular troops within the Colony, the persons for the time being lawfully dis- charging the functions ofolonial Secretary, of Attorney- General, of Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and of Treasurer of the Colony, who are hereinafter referred to as ex ufficio Members, and of such other persons as at the date of the coming into operation of Our said recited Letters Patent are Members of the said Council, or as We may from time to time