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CONFIDENTIAL
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062054
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1179
OF 21101OZ JUNE 90
INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG
TOP COPY Q DIST?
MDHOAN 1220
HKB 012 16
RECEIVED IN RS
RY
25 JUN1990
FROM HKD
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OUR TELNO 1150: AMENDMENTS TO THE LETTERS PATENT
1.
WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING DETAILED COMMENTS ON YOUR DRAFT
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE LETTERS PATENT AND ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS.
LETTERS PATENT
2.
ARTICLE 2(1)(A): THERE APPEARS TO BE NO NEED TO ADD THIS PARAGRAPH. THE EXISTING PARAGRAPH STARTS QUOTE THREE EX OFFICIO MEMBERS UNQUOTE AND IT WOULD BE REPETITIVE THEN TO ADD A
DEFINITION PROVISION AS PROPOSED.
3.
SINCE THERE ARE GOING TO BE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF ELECTED
MEMBERS WITH DIFFERENT QUALIFICATIONS AND EVEN DIFFERENT VOTING PROVISIONS, WE SUGGEST THAT EXPRESS REFERENCE SHOULD BE MADE TO THIS IN ARTICLE VII (2). A POSSIBLE FORM OF WORDS, TO BE ADDED AT THE END OF THAT PARAGRAPH, IS:
QUOTE SUCH A LAW MAY MAKE PROVISION FOR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF
ELECTED MEMBERS AND SEPARATE PROVISION AS REGARDS THE CONSTITUENCIES, QUALIFICATIONS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS RELATING TO SUCH CATEGORIES OF ELECTED MEMBERS. UNQUOTE
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
4 PARAGRAPH 2: THERE IS NO NEED FOR THIS AMENDMENT: IT IS
UNNECESSARY TO UPDATE THE PROVISION.
5. PARAGRAPH 4: WE DO NOT/NOT UNDERSTAND WHY YOU SUGGEST THAT THIS CLAUSE BE REPEALED. APPOINTED MEMBERS WILL BE RETAINED AND
THIS CLAUSE APPLIES TO APPOINTED MEMBERS.
6. PARAGRAPH 7(2): WE WONDER WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE A ROLE FOR
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