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FOLLOWING PERSONÁL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HKD

YOUR TELNO 3608: PAPERS FOR OD(K)

1.

WE HAVE MADE THE TWO AMENDMENTS PROPOSED IN TUR, AND THE PAPERS HAVE GONE TO PRINT.

2.

WE HAVE MADE TWO SMALL FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE PAPER ON

THE GOVERNOR AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE:

(A)

(B)

WE HAVE AMENDED THE LAST SENTENCE OF PARA 5 OF THE ANNEX

TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

QUOTE DEVOLUTION WOULD INVOLVE A MORE SUBSTANTIVE

TRANSFER OF POWERS AND A RESTRICTION ON THE GOVERNOR'S

ABILITY TO RESUME THEM. UNQUOTE.

THE LEGAL ADVISERS DO NOT/NOT THINK THAT THE LETTERS

PATENT WOULD NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE AS EXTENSIVELY USED

AS WE AT FIRST ENVISAGED:

WE HAVE AMENDED THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THE APPENDIX TO

THE ANNEX TO REMOVE THE WORDS QUOTE UNDER LETTERS PATENT

CLAUSE XVIIA UNQUOTE. THE LEGAL ADVISERS DO NOT BELIEVE

THAT IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO USE THIS CLAUSE, WHICH

RELATES TO A GOVERNOR'S DEPUTY RATHER THAN A DEPUTY

GOVERNOR. THIS MINOR POINT NEED NOT BE RESOLVED NOW.

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