TNAG-2737-FCO40-3950-Hong-Kong-Letters-Patent-1993-1993 — Page 112

Amendment of Article VII of

principal Letters

Patent.

Reservations

4.- (1) Article VII (2) of the principal Letters Patent is amended-

(a) by deleting "a law" and replacing it by "laws"; (b) by deleting "Elected Members" and substituting "members" throughout;

(c) by adding after the words "may determine" the words "generally or in relation to a particular category of members";

(d) by adding after the words "elected by each constituency," the words "different systems or methods of election, ";

(e) by deleting "The law" and substituting "Laws".

(2) Article VII is amended to renumber paragraph (3) as paragraph (5) and to add two new paragraphs, paragraphs

(3) and (4) –

"(4) Nothing in this Article shall be construed as precluding the making of laws which, as regards the election of the members of the Legislative Council, confer on persons generally or persons of a particular description any entitlement to vote which is in addition to a vote in respect of a geographical constituency.

(5) Laws of the Colony may provide, as regards the election of the members of the Legislative Council, for the appointment of different dates for voting to take place in respect of constituencies of different descriptions or election of different categories of members.".

5. We do hereby reserve to Ourself, Our Heirs and Successors full power and authority to amend or revoke these Presents.

In witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.

Witness Ourself at

day of

the

in the

year of Our Reign.

By Warrant under The Queen's Sign Manual.