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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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