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CONSTITUTION OF COUNCILS—HONGKONG

The Senior Military Officer for the time being in command of Her Majesty's regular troops.

The persons for the time being lawfully discharging the functions of—

Colonial Secretary,

Attorney-General,

Treasurer,

and of such other persons as, at the date of the receipt of the Instruc- tions in the Colony, are inembers of the Council, or as Her Majesty may from time to time appoint.

At present (1906) the Council consists of-

The Governor (ex-officio).

The Senior Military Officer in Command (ex-officio).

The Colonial Secretary and Registrar-General (ex-officio).

The Attorney-General (ex-officio).

The Colonial Treasurer (ex-officio).

The Director of Public Works (ex-officio).

The Principal Civil Medcal officer. Hon. Sir C. P. Chater.

Hon. Mr. C. W. Dickson.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

The constitution of the Legislative Council is fixed by the fol lowing instructions:--

VICTORIA R. Additional Instructions to our Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our Colony of Hongkong, and its Dependencies, and to Our Lieutenant Governor or other Officer for the time being administer- ing the Government of Our said Colony and its Dependencies.

Given at Our Court at St. James's this Seventh day of July, 1896, in the Sixtieth year of Our Reign.

Whereas by certain Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date at West- minster the Nineteenth day of January, 1888, constituting the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our Colony of Hong- kong, and its Dependencies, We did, amongst other things, declare that the Legislative Council of the Colony should consist of such persons as We should direct by any Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet ;

And whereas by the Thirteenth Clause of Our Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet, bearing date the Nineteenth day of Jan- uary, 1888, accompanying Our said Letters Patent, We did constitute Our said Legislative Council as therein is set forth; and by the Six- teenth Clause of Our said Instructions We did provide for the prece- dence of the Members of Our said Legislative Council;

And whereas We are minded to reconstruct Our said Legislative Council:

I.-Now therefore We do, by these Our Additional Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet, revoke the aforesaid Thirteenth and Sixteenth Clauses of Our said Instructions of the Nineteenth day of January, 1888, but without prejudice to anything lawfully done there- under, and instead thereof We do declare Our pleasure as follows:-

II.—The Legislative Council of the Colony shall consist of the Gov- ernor, the Lieutenant Governor (if any), 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, and Treasurer of the Colony, and such other persons holding offices in the Colony, and not exceeding three in number at any one time, as at the time of the receipt of these Our

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Instructions, 29th May, 1896.

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