TNAG-2738-FCO40-3951-Hong-Kong-Letters-Patent-1993-1993 — Page 73

Additional Instructions 1993 were to be brought into operation

in part upon publication in the Hong Kong Government Gazette

and in part upon the day to be appointed for the holding of an

election in 1995 to elect the Members of the Legislative

Council. The instrument was, however, never brought into

operation. Some provisions of the Hong Kong Additional

Instructions 1993 which were to be brought into operation upon

publication included provisions on constitutional change. In

consequence, the instrument could not be brought into operation

as regards the amendments relating to the Legislative Council

without also bringing into operation some of the amendments on

constitutional change.

4. The Government of Hong Kong are now anxious to bring into

operation the amendments relating to the Legislative Council as

soon as possible, but they do not wish to bring into operation

the provisions on constitutional changes as yet, while the

talks with the Chinese on the 1994/95 electoral arrangements

still continue. The Government of Hong Kong have accordingly

requested that the Hong Kong Additional Instructions 1993 be

revoked and two instruments made. One would contain the

amendments relating to the Legislative Council and would come

into operation on publication which would be shortly after

making. The other would contain the constitutional changes, in

part coming into operation on publication which would occur

some time after the publication of the instrument on the

Legislative Council was published, and in part coming into

operation on the appointed day. As requested, two such draft

instruments have been prepared and also a third instrument

revoking the Hong Kong Additional Instructions 1993. The

Government of Hong Kong are content with them.

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