TNAG-2218-FCO40-3186-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-Letters-Patent-and-R-1991 — Page 114

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4. IN THE NEW CLAUSE XIX (3) UNDER CLAUSE 2 OF THE INSTRUMENT, THE REFERENCE TO QUOTE THE PERSON PRESIDING UNQUOTE SHOULD BE RENDERED AS QUOTE THE GOVERNOR OR MEMBER PRESIDING UNQUOTE TO BRING IT IN LINE WITH THE TERMINOLOGY IN THE NEW CLAUSE XIX(2) AS WELL AS THE EXISTING CLAUSE XXII OF THE PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTIONS.

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5. PARA 3 (A) OF TUR: WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE COMMENCEMENT PROVISIONS IN THE THREE INSTRUMENTS.

6. PARA 3(B) OF TUR: PLEASE REVERSE THE NUMBERING OF THE TWO INSTRUMENTS AMENDING THE LP. WE ENVISAGE GAZETTING THE AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XIV BEFORE OR AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ICCPR AMENDMENT.

7. PARA 4 OF TUR: THE SECOND LINE OF PARA 9 OF OUR TELNO 994 SHOULD READ:

QUOTE PARAGRAPH (3) UNDER PARA 8 OF OUR TUR WHICH WOULD NOW READ: UNQUOTE.

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE ERROR. A CORRECTED VERSION OF TELNO 994 WAS SENT TO YOU AS SOON AS THE ERROR WAS DETECTED.

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