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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2025
OF 29110OZ JUNE 90
INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 1179 : AMENDMENTS TO THE LETTERS PATENT
1. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON YOUR TUR.
LETTERS PATENT
2. PARAGRAPH 2(1)(A). THIS PARAGRAPH IS PROPOSED FOR THE SAKE OF PRESENTATIONAL UNIFORMITY VIS-A-VIS SUBSEQUENT DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP. WE HAVE NO STRONG VIEWS ON THE NEED TO ADD THIS PARAGRAPH. HOWEVER, IF WE DROP THE PARAGRAPH AS DRAFTED, THEN THERE MAY BE NEED TO MAKE QUOTE MEMBERS UNQUOTE IN THE EXISTING ARTICLE VI(1) (B) A PROPER NOUN WITH A CAPITAL LETTER M.
3. ARTICLE VII(2). WE AGREE WITH YOUR PROPOSED ADDITION.
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
4. PARAGRAPH 2. WE DO NOT AGREE THAT THIS AMENDMENT IS UNNECESSARY, AS TOGETHER WITH THE AMENDMENTS TO CLAUSE XXVIIIA, IT WILL PROVIDE FOR A FOUR-YEAR TERM FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AFTER 1991.
5. PARAGRAPH 4. IN THE PAST CLAUSE XIV HAS BEEN USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIAL MEMBER, HOWEVER SINCE THERE MAY IN FUTURE BE A NEED TO MAKE PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENTS IN RESPECT OF APPOINTED MEMBERS, WE AGREE THAT THIS CLAUSE SHOULD BE RETAINED.
6. PARAGRAPH 7(2). WE ARE CONTENT WITH YOUR SUGGESTION THAT THE QUESTION OF DISALLOWANCE COULD BE COVERED BY ARTICLE VI (2) OF THE LETTER PATENT.
7. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR FURTHER VIEWS SO THAT THE AMENDMENTS CAN BE FINALISED FOR SUBMISSION TO MINISTERS ON 9 JULY AND TO EXCO ON 10 JULY.
WILSON
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