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ADDITIONAL ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS

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Additonal 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 duration of the appointment of Unofficial Members of the Executive Council and of the Legislative Council of that Colony.

Dated 10th January, 1922.

GEORGE R.I.

Additional Instructions to Our Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our Colony of Hongkong 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 Our Preamble. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland bearing date at West- minster the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, We did make provision for the Government of Our Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies (hereinafter called the Colony) and did amongst other things declare Recites Letters that there should be an Executive Council and a Legislative Council in Patent of 14th and for the Colony which should consist of such persons as We might direct by Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet :

February, 1917.

tions of 14th

And whereas by Our Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Recites Instruc- Signet, bearing date the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, We did con- February, 1917. stitute the said Executive and Legislative Councils as therein is set forth:

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

Now, therefore, We do, as from the date of the receipt in the Colony Revokes Clause of these Our Additional Instructions under Our Sign Manual and tions of 14th Signet, hereby revoke the Sixteenth Clause of Our said Instructions of February, 1917. the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, without prejudice to anything lawfully done thereunder, and We do direct and enjoin and declare Our Will and pleasure as follows:

official Members

I. Every Unofficial Member of the Executive Council appointed Vacation of after the date of the receipt of these Our Additional Instructions seats by Un- in the Colony shall vacate his seat at the end of five years from of Executive the date of the Instrument by which, or in pursuance of which, he is appointed, unless it is otherwise provided by that Instru

ment.

Provided that if any such Member is provisionally appointed to fill a vacant seat in the Council and his provisional appointment is immediately followed by his definitive appoint- ment the aforesaid period of five years shall be reckoned from the date of the Instrument provisionally appointing him.

Council.

re-appointment.

Every such Unofficial Member shall be eligible to be re- Unofficial Mem- appointed by the Governor by an Instrument under the Public bers eligible for Seal of the Colony for a further period not exceeding five years, subject to Our approval conveyed through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State.