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Amendment of
clause XIII of principal Instructions.
2.
Clause XIII of the principal Instructions, as replaced by the
Hong Kong Additional Instructions 1938/is amended by deleting the
first paragraph of the said clause and substituting therefor the
following
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"The Legislative Council of the Colony shall consist of the
Governor, 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, Attorney-General, Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and
Financial Secretary of the Colony, and such other persons holding
office under the Crown in the Colony, and not exceeding seven
in number at any one time, as We may from time to time appoint
by any Instructions or warrants 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 the Colony, and
all such persons shall be styled Official Members of the Legislative
Council; and further of such persons, not exceeding thirteen in
number at any one time, as the Governor, in pursuance of
Instructions from Us through one of Our Principal Secretaries of
State, may from time to time appoint by Instrument under the
Public Seal of the Colony, and all such persons shall be styled
Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council."
Given at Our Court at St. James's this
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of February, in the thirteenth year of Our Reign.
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