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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 14, 1930.

NOTICES.

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COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

No. 102. The following is published for general information.

These Additional Instructions were received in the Colony of Hong Kong on the 31st day of January, 1930, and came into force as from that date.

14th February, 1930.

HONG KONG.

E. R. HALLIFAX,

Colonial Secretary

Additional Instructions passed under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong in regard to the prece- dence of Members of the Legislative Council thereof.

Dated 20th November, 1929.

GEORGE R.I..

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 Dependen- cies.

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HEREAS by certain Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Our Realm Preamble.

bearing date at Westminster the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, We did make provision for the Government of Our Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies (hereinafter called the Colony) and did amongst other things Recites declare that there should be a Legislative Council in and for the Colony which Patent of should consist of such persons as We might direct by Instructions under Our 14th Sign Manual and Signet:

Letters

February 1917.

of 14th

And whereas by Our Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet Recites bearing date the Fourteenth day of February, 1917, We did constitute the said Instructions Legislative Council as therein is set forth, and by the Twentieth Clause of the February said Instructions did direct that the Members of the said Council should have 1917. such precedence as therein is set forth:

And whereas We are minded to make other provision in regard to the precedence of the Members of the said Legislative Council :

fresh Clause

Instructions

Now therefore We do, as from the date of the receipt in the Colony of these Substitutes Our Additional Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet, hereby for Clause revoke the Twentieth Clause of Our said Instructions of the Fourteenth day XX of of February, 1917, without prejudice to anything lawfully done thereunder, and of 14th instead thereof We do direct and enjoin and declare Our will and pleasure February that from the date of such receipt the aforesaid Instructions shall henceforth 1917. be construed and take effect as if the following clause had been inserted therein in place of the Twentieth Clause thereof:-