TNAG-1714-FCO40-2393-Hong-Kong-amendments-to-Letters-Patent-and-Royal-Instruction-1988 — Page 87

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MY TELNO 0478 AND YOUR TELNO 330 :

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AMENDMENTS TO LETTERS PATENT AND

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FOLLOWING ARE THE TEXTS OF OUR REVISED PROPOSALS:

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FOR AMENDMENT TO CLAUSE II OF THE ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS: CLAUSE II OF THE PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTIONS IS AMENDED BY DELETING 'UNOFFICIAL WHEREVER IT OCCURS AND SUBSTITUTING THE FOLLOWING: 'APPOINTED'

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(B) FOR AMENDMENT TO CLAUSE XXI OF THE ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS: ''CLAUSE XXI OF THE PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTIONS IS AMENDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) BY DELETING THERE SHALL PRESIDE AT ANY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL' AND SUBSTITUTING THE FOLLOWING 'FROM A MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THERE SHALL PRESIDE AT THAT

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WE NOTE THAT PAPERS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE NO LATER THAN 16 MARCH. WE ASSUME THAT IF, FOR SOME UNEXPECTED REASON, LEGCO WAS TO COME DOWN AGAINST OUR VARIOUS PROPOSALS FOR AMENDING THE ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS 16/17 MARCH, IT WOULD STILL BE POSSIBLE TO WITHDRAW THE AMENDING INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PRICY COUNCIL AGENDA FOR 23 MARCH. GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF THIS ASSUMPTION IS CORRECT.

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