TNAG-0226-FCO40-262-Amendments-to-Letters-Patent-and-Royal-Instructions-of-Hong--1971 — Page 31

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ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS to Our Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies or other Officer for the time being Administering the Government of Our said Colony and its Dependencies.

We do hereby direct and enjoin and declare Our will and pleasure as follows-

1.--(1) These Instructions may be cited as the Hong Kong Additional construction Instructions 1970 and shall be construed as one with the Hong Kong and com-

Royal Instructions 1917 as amended (hereinafter called the principal mencement.

Instructions").

Amendment

of Clause

III of

principal

Instructions.

Amendment

of Clause XIII of principal Instructions.

Revocation of Clauses

XXIX and XXXII of principal Instructions.

(2) The Hong Kong Royal Instructions 1917 to 1969 and these Instructions may be cited together as the Hong Kong Royal Instructions 1917 to 1970.

(3) These Instructions shall come into effect on a date to be appointed by the Governor.

2. Clause III of the principal Instructions is amended by inserting after "from the exercise of his functions as a Member of the Council," the following-

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or whenever the seat of any such Member shall otherwise become vacant,".

3. Clause XIII of the principal Instructions is amended by inserting after "Financial Secretary of the Colony "the following—

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who are hereinafter referred to as ex officio Members,”.

4. Clauses XXIX and XXXII of the principal Instructions are revoked.

Given at Our Court at St. James's this

1970 in the nineteenth year of Our Reign.

day of

Printed by Her Majesty's Stationery OFFICE ST. STEPHEN'S PARLIAMENTARY PRESS