CO129-588-5 Appointments to Executive and Legislative Councils 20-11-1940 - 30-7-1941 — Page 39

Enclosure One.

G.A.S. NORTHCOTE,

Governor, &c.

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BY VIRTUE OF THE POWERS vested in me and in

pursuance of instructions received from His Majesty the

King through the Secretary of State for the Colonies, I

SIR GEOFFRY ALEXANDER STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, Knight Commander

of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint

George,

Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong

and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same do by

these presents appoint you

JOHN JOHNSTONE PATERSON

to be an unofficial member of the Executive Council of the

Colony of Hong Kong subject in all respects whatsoever to

the provisions of His Majesty's Letters Patent bearing date

the fourteenth day of February 1917 constituting the Office

of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong

and its Dependencies and of any other Letters Patent of

His Majesty adding to amending or substituted for the same

and of any Instructions from His Majesty under His Sign

Manual and Signet for the time being in force.

Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the

Colony at Government House, Victoria, Hong Kong, this 6th

day of April, 1941.

By Command,

(Sa)

N.L. SMITH

Colonial Secretary.