TNAG-2219-FCO40-3187-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-Letters-Patent-and-R-1991 — Page 17

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25-MH, −1981

16:07

DIPECTOR OF HIM.

853 877 0803

P.08

i mention here that It appeares from the evidence

that on 22nu uctover 1274 Sir murray nad delegatev nie power

ficial justices of the peace to the Colonial

to appoint

(now Chief Secretary.

Some relevant Tonst tutionai anu

17

.eneral

Cortain Articles of the mong kuny Letters futent

"the Letters Patent"} are relevant to the

ns doressed to the court below and to this court.

swer GI the Governor to appoint Judyes and other public officers is contained an Article XIV:

Governor may constitute

nole their

ff

L

I.

sch Judges, Justices C1

push

officers as ray be lawfully appointed,

11 of who snall, unless

otherwise provIJEJ

turing Dux

the Peace and cthei

before the Article took that foria as a result ci wend.^ents -Rich nan effort from tn February 1971, the Article nau

ween

follows:

'AIV. The Governor ray constitute anu ¿ppoint all surn Aduses, Commissioners, Just.ces i the Peace, and other necessary officers and Anisters in the Colony, as may lewtully be

utea or appointed oy Us, all of whom, unless otherwise provided by lān: snail Fols

offices ouring our pleasure. it will

coserved that the words sophasiseu were eleted 25 a result of the 1971 amendment anu the -ord "public" was inserted weicre the worú "cificers".)"

The Governor's power to iSMISS and suspend all public officers other than juayes of the Supreme and District Courts is provided for in Article ¿VI:

"XVI.

Subject to the provisions of Article AVIA, the Governor may, subject to such instructions as may from time to time be given to niin by us through one of Our Principal

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