TNAG-2737-FCO40-3950-Hong-Kong-Letters-Patent-1993-1993 — Page 132

Citation,

and

SOTULIC Oument.

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. Reveeniden and

replacement of

Clause XX1(?) of principal Instructions.

Revocation and

replacement of ("louse VVIỄN

beading and

(a) of principal Instructions.

Revocation

and

replacement of Clause XXÏL

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS To Our Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our Colony of Hong Kong and Its Dependcacies 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 25 follows

J!) Thane Instructions may be cited as the Hong Kong Additional Instructions 1992 and shall be construed as one with the Hong Kong Roval Instructions of 1917 as amended (hereinafter callal "the principal Instructions”).

(2) The Hong Kong Royal Instructions 1917 to 1991 and there Instruction, may be rited bugether 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 1 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 Coinmander British Forces),".

3. Clause VIII paragraph (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 paragraph (1) of the principal Instructions is revoked and replaced by the following paragraph (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.".

6.—(1) Clause XXI paragraph (2) heading and sub-paragraph (a) of the principal ched and nplaced by the tollowing heading and sub-pâragraph

Instructione are variadas (a):—

(2) In the absence of the President from a meeting of the Legislative Council there shall preside at that meeting-

(a) the President's deputy who shall be elected from amongst their number.

by the Members of the Council excnining the ex officio Members.”.

Counci ́excmlining

(2) In Clause XXI paragraph (2)(b) for the words "Deputy President” there shall he cubstituted the words "Fresident's deputy".

7. Clause XXI paragraph (3) of the principal Instructions is revoked and is replaced by the following paragraph (3):-

For the avoidance of doubt, a reference to "the Member presiding" is to the President, the President's deputy or the senior ex officio Member present as the case may be.".

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