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CONSTITUTIONAL AS

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840 1976

P.03

I note your view that there should be no problem

with the validity of these two instruments as they have

been "approved in principle" by the Queen at the Privy Council meeting on 17 December 1992. Nonetheless, given

the concerns expressed by our lawyers I wonder if you would

ask the FCO Legal Advisers to look into the case and

confirm the validity or otherwise of the two instruments?

I hope you will agree on the importance of knowing exactly what our legal position is on this very important matter.

On the current

the composition of the

that the Queen has

amendment exercise to provide for

1995 Legislative Council, I note

already signed the Additional

Instructions but not, as yet, the Letters Patent 1993. When the latter has been done, I would be grateful if you

would let us know immediately and send us a copy each of

the two signed instruments.

yous ever,

Deeph

(Joseph Y.T. Lai)

for Secretary for Constitutional Affairs