CO129-511-5 Constitution of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong 25-4-1928 - 4-12-1928 — Page 8

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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 constitution of the Executive Council and of the Legislative Council of that Colony.

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ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS to Our Governor and Com- mander-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 Preamble. Our Realm bearing date at Westminster the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, We did make provision for the Government of Our Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies (hereinafter called the Colony) and did amongst other things declare that there should be an Executive Council and a Legislative Council in and for the Colony which should consist of such persons as We might direct by Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet :

Recites Letters Patent of

14th February 1917.

And whereas by Our Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Recites Instruc- Signet bearing date the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, We did tions of 14th constitute the said Executive and Legislative Councils as therein is February 1917

set forth :

And whereas we are minded to make further provision respecting the said Executive and Legislative Councils :

Instructions of

Now therefore we do, as from the date of the receipt in the Revokes Clauses Colony of these Our Additional Instructions under Our Sign II, XIII, XIV Manual and Signet, hereby revoke the Second, Thirteenth, and XV of Fourteenth and Fifteenth Clauses of Our said Instructions of the 14th February Fourteenth day of February, 1917, without prejudice to anything 1917. lawfully done thereunder, and instead thereof We do direct and enjoin and 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 :-

"II. The Executive Council of the Colony shall consist of the Constitution of Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony (if any), the Senior Military Executive Officer for the time being in command of Our regular troops within Council.

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