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ADDITIONAL ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS

ditonal 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.

ditional 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, nited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland bearing date at West- nster the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, We did make provision the Government of Our Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies ereinafter called the Colony) and did amongst other things declare Recites Letters at there should be an Executive Council and a Legislative Council in Patent of 14th d for the Colony which should consist of such persons as We might rect 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- gnet, bearing date the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, We did con- February, 1917. tute the said Executive and Legislative Councils as therein is set rth:

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

XVI of Instruc-

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

seats by Un-

I.--Every Unofficial Member of the Executive Council appointed Vacation of

after the date of the receipt of these Our Additional Instructions official Members 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.

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 re-appointment. 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.