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Citation, construction

and

commencement.

Amendment of Clause II of principal Instructions.

Amendment of Clause VIII (3) of principal Instructions.

Amendment of Clause XIX (2) and (3) of principal Instructions.

Revocation

and

replacement of Clause XXI (1) of principal Instructions.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS To Our Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies or other Officer for the time being Administering the Government of Our said Colony and its Dependencies.

We do hereby direct and enjoin and declare Our Will and Pleasure as follows

1.-(1) These Instructions may be cited as the Hong Kong Additional Instructions 1992 and shall be construed as one with the Hong Kong Royal Instructions of 1917 as amended

(hereinafter called "the principal Instructions").

(2) The Hong Kong Royal Instructions 1917 to 1991 and these Instructions may be cited together as the Hong Kong Royal Instructions 1917 to 1992.

(3) These Instructions shall be published in the Hong Kong Government Gazette and shall come into operation upon the date of such publication.

2. Clause II of the principal Instructions is amended by deleting the words "the Officer for the time being in command of Our regular forces within the Colony

(hereinafter called the Commander British Forces), ".

3. Clause VIII(3) of the principal Instructions is amended by deleting sub-paragraph (a), by deleting the word "remaining" from sub-paragraph (b) and by relettering sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) as sub-paragraphs (a) and (b).

4. Clause XIX of the principal Instructions is amended by deleting the words "Governor or" from paragraphs (2) and (3).

5. Clause XXI (1) of the principal Instructions is revoked and replaced by the following paragraph (1):

"(1) There shall be a President of the Legislative Council who, when present at a meeting of the Council, shall preside. The President of the Legislative Council shall be elected from amongst their number by the Members of the Council excluding the ex officio Members."