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YRTELN0785: AMENDMENTS TO LETTERS PATENT AND ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. IN RESPECT OF PARA 1 OF TUR, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD LET US KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHETHER THE APPROVED AMENDMENTS COULD BE GAZETTED IN HONG KONG ON THE BASIS OF THE FAX/FAX COPIES WITHOUT WAITING FOR THE AUTHENTICATED COPIES TO ARRIVE. THIS IS MINOR PROCEDURAL POINT BUT MAY BECOME IMPORTANT SHOULD THE NEED ARISE TO BRING THE AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE XIV OF THE LETTERS PATENT INTO OPERATION IN THE SHORTEST TIME POSSIBLE.

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