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CONFIDENTIAL
DESK BY 11090OZ FCO
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 0903OOZ FEB 25
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 313 OF 3 FEBRUARY
INFO PRIORITY PEXING
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MY TELSNOS 234-282 AND GALSWORTHY'S LETTER, OF 23 JANUARY FO
HADDON-CAVE RIFER.
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AMENDMENTS TO LETTERS PATENT AND ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS AND
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ELECTORAL PROVISIONS) BILL
1. FOLLOWING ARE MY DETAILED COMMENTS ON THE VARIOUS POINTS MADE
BY FIFOOT ON THE DRAFTS ENCLOSED WITH HADDON-CAVE'S LETTER OF
13 JANUARY,
2. LETTERS PATENT.
(A) ARTICLE 1(4).
WE AGREE TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
(B) ARTICLE 1(5).
THE CONCEPT OF A SESSION'' DOES NOT INCLUDE ADDITIONAL
SITTINGS HELD DURING A RECESS UNDER STANDING ORDER 7A. WE
CONSIDER THAT THE WORDS AFTER THE CURRENT SESSION THERE OF**
ARE SPECIFIC IN RELATION TO TIME AND WILL PRODUCE THE REQUIRED
RESULT, NAMELY, THAT THE APPOINTED DATE WILL BE THE OPENING
DAY OF THE 1985/26 SESSION. SEE ALSO PARE 3(E) BELOW.
(C) NEW ARTICLE VII (2)
WE ARE CONTENT TO RETAIN **CONSTITUENCIEST
(0) AS EXPLAINED IN MY TELNO 295, WE DO NOT CONSIDER THAT YOUR
PROPOSED NEW ARTICLE XIIA PROVIDING FOR THE GOVERNOR TO HAVỀ
RESERVED POWERS OF LEGISLATION SHOULD BE INCLUDED.
3. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION.
(A) CLAUSE 1(4)
WE AGREE TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
(B) CLAUSE 1(5)
WE DO NOT AGREE TO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT FOR THE REASONS GIVEN
IN PARA 2(?) ABOVE.
(C) CLAUSE 4
OFFICIAL MEMBERS HOLD OFFICE SO LONG AS THEY CONTINUE TO FILL A PARTICULAR POST AND NOT FOR ANY SET PERIOD. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE CASE, THE PROPOSED REFERENCES TO OFFICIAL MEMBERS IN CLAUSES XVI (2) AND (3) ARE THEREFORE NOT NECESSARY, THE OTHER PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CLAUSE XVI (2) ARE AGREED, EXCEPT THAT THE
WORDS ''AT THE END CF SHOULD BE PLACED BEFORE SUB-PARA (A) SO AS TO APPLY TO BOTH SUB-PARAS(A) AND (B), AND THE WORD AT THE BEGINNING OF SUB-PARA (B) SHOULD BE DELETED.
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