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ACCEN ALON

CONFIDENTIAL

MÁR 1955

GRS 650

CONFIDENTIAL

DESKBY 04120OZ FCO

FM HONG KONG 04105OZ MAR 85

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TELEGRAM NUMBER 450 OF 4 MARCH

INFO ROUTINE PEKING

Men Taber

of

AMENDMENTS TO LETTERS PATENT AND ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS,

ETC.

FURTHER TO O'GRADY'S TELEPHONE DISCUSSION WITH FIFOOT ON 1 MARCH, WE NOW CONFIRM OUR AGREEMENT WITH FIFOOT'S PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO

ARTICLE VI(3) OF LETTERS PATENT, AS SET OUT IN PARA. 2 OF YOUR TEL. NO. 327, AND HIS PROPOSED NEW CLAUSES FOR DRAFT ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS, AS SET OUT IN YOUR TELNO 339, USING THE WORDING AS IN ALTERNATIVE

(1) IN NEW CLAUSE XIIA.

2. WE SHALL AMEND CLAUSES 3 AND 5 OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

(ELECTORAL PROVISIONS) BILL ACCORDINGLY AS FOLLOWS:-

CLAUSE 3.

**3. (1) AN ELECTION TO ELECT ALL THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SHALL BE HELD -

(A) IN 1985, AND

(B) IN EACH SUCCEEDING THIRD YEAR AFTER AN ELECTION IS HELD UNDER

THIS SECTION.

(2) AN ELECTION SHALL BE HELD UNDER THIS SECTION WITHIN 3 MONTHS

AFTER A DISSOLUTION OF THE LEISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(3) THE DATED FOR HOLDING AN ELECTION UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE

APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR BY NOTICE IN THE GAZETTE.

(4) THE ELECTION OF ANY PERSON ELECTED AS AN ELECTED MEMBER UNDER

THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS MADE

UNDER SECTION 28.

CLAUSE 5.

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