TNAG-1714-FCO40-2393-Hong-Kong-amendments-to-Letters-Patent-and-Royal-Instruction-1988 — Page 52

TELNO 413

HONG KONG

LETTERS PATENT passed under the Great Seal of the Realm amending the Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 to 1982.

Dated: 2nd April 1985,

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING!

Know Ye that We have declared and by these Presents do declare Our Will and pleasure as follows-

BESINS: ++.

(1) THESE OUR LETTERS MAY BE CITED AS THE HONG KONG LETTERS PATENT 1988 AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS ONE WITH THE HONG KONG LETTERS PATENT 1917 AS AMENDED (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE PRINCIPAL LETTERS PATENT'').

(2) THE HONG KONG LETTERS PATENT 1917 TO 1986 AND THESE OUR LETTERS MAY BE CITED TOGETHER AS THE HONG KONG LETTERS PATENT 1917 TO 1988.

(3) THESE OUR LETTERS SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE AND SHALL COME INTO OPERATION UPON THE DATE

OF SUCH PUBLICATION.

subject to paragraph (4),

(4) SUBJECT TO ANY INSTRUCTIONS ADDRESSED TO THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG UNDER OUR SIGN MANUAL AND SIGNET OR THROUGH ONE OF OUR PRINCIFLA SECRETARIES OF STATE, LAWS MAY BE MADE FOR GIVING EFFECT TO THESE OUR LETTERS AND FOR THE HOLDING OF ELECTIONS IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH BUT, UNTIL THE APPOINTED DAY, NOTHING IN THESE OUR LETTERS OR THE SAID INSTRUCTIONS OR LAWS SHALL AFFECT THE MEMBER- SHIP OR POWERS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG AS CONSTITUTED UNDER THE PRINCIPAL LETTERS PATEN/IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE DATE OF COMING INTO OPERATION OF THESE OUR LETTERS.

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(5) IN THESE OUR LETTERS ''THE APPOINTED DAY! MEANS THE DAY (OR, IF MORE THAN ONE, THE FIRST DAY) APPOINTED UNDER A LAW IN FORCE IN THE COLONY FOR THE HOLDING OF AN ELECTION IN 1988 FOR ALL THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG.

2. ARTICLE VI(1) OF THE PRINCIPAL LETTERS PATENT IS AMENDED

The concis

a (A)

SA IN SUB-PARAGRAPH CO, BY DELETING TWENTY-TWO AND

SUBSTITUTINGA TWENTY'':

The words

Citation,

Constuckin Commencomb

ind sewing.

Amendment of Article VI of principal

Letter Patent

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