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ADDITIONAL ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS

Preamble.

Recites Letters Patent of 14th

Additional 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 constitution of the Executive Council and of the Legislative Council of that Colony,

Dated 15th November, 1928.

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 Realm bearing date at Westminster the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, We did make provision for the Government of Our Colony of February, 19.7. Hongkong and its Dependencies (hereinafter called the Colony) and did amongst other things declare that there should be an Executive Council and a Legislative Council in and for the Colony which should consist of such persons as We might direct by Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet :

Recites Instruc- tions of 14th

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

Revokes Clauses II, XIII, XIV and XV of

1917.

of

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 of these Our Additional Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Instructions of Signet, hereby revoke the Second, Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Clauses of Our said Instructions of the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, without prejudice to anything lawfully done thereunder, and instead thereof We do direct and enjoin and declare Our will and pleasure that from the date of such receipt the aforesaid Instructions shall henceforth be construed and take effect as if the following clauses had been inserted therein in place of the Second, Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Clauses thereof:

Constitution of Executive Council.

II. The Executive Council of the Colony shall consist of the Lieut- enant-Governor of the Colony (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 dis. charging the functions of Colonial Secretary, of Attorney- General, of Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and of Treasurer of the Colony, who are hereinafter referred to as ex officio Members, and of such other persons as at the date of the