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other paragraphs of the Clause are taken
from the Additional Instructions of the
10th of January, 1922 which I have amended
so as to make it clear that more than one
re-appointment is allowed.
In sending the Instructions
to the Governor we should explain that
although this amendment has been made it
does not affect present policy, namely,
that normally ten years is regarded as a
sufficiently long time for any Unofficial
Member to serve continuously on the Council.
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Clause 5.
The
This is taken from the new
Leewards Instructions with the necessary
provision as regards Senior Military Officer. It
differs slightly from Clause 5 of the Hong
Kong Instructions of the 14th of February, 1917.
Alteration of the position of the words
"as We may specially assign" is, I think, an
improvement, for it does not seem that the
existing provision enables special precedence
to