CO129-565-9 Amendment to Letters Patent relating to Governor and Commander-in-Chief 5-10-1937 - 9-5-1938 — Page 33

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53864/37.

General. HK.

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Downing Street,

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19 January, 1938.

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Mr. Megson

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Mr.

Mr.

fent.

hoberts. Whoony 10.1. (Sumaniste)

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Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

HONG KONG.

force

CONFIDENTIAL 5

GOVERNOR.

(5)

Draft Additional Instons

Draft Letters Patent. (R89 will supply)

FURTHER ACTION.

(1)

Sir,

I have the honour to

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acknowledge the receipt of your

your

Confidential despatch of the 5th of

October last and to inform you that as

the abolition of the post of Treasurer

and the creation of the post of

Financial Secretary have made it

necessary to amend the Hong Kong Royal in certain unets

Instructions/it

Instructions it would seem an opportune

time to consider whether any other

amendments of the Royal Instructions

might with advantage be made.

2. The Hong Kong Royal Instructions

now consist of four documents, i.e.

the original Instructions of the 14th

of February, 1917, and Additional

Instructions of the 10th of January,

the

1922, (15th of November, 1928, and the

20th of November, 1929, and it is felt

that

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