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(iii) The taking of any measures necessary for the realisation of the objects specified in the foregoing clauses.

Membership.

4. The members of the Association shall be of three classes- honorary members, ordinary members, and representative members.

5. An honorary member shall be nominated by a resolution of the Board of Directors.

6. An ordinary member of the Association shall be one who is intimately connected with travel or in sympathy in the work of the Association.

7. Any member of the Association shall be eligible for electing, or being elected to, the Board of Directors.

8. Any member desirous of withdrawing from the Association shall notify his intention to the Association.

9. Any government, body corporate or firm which subscribes to the Association may nominate representative members according to the following scale based on the amount of the subscription made to the funds of the Association:

A subscription of $50 and less than $100: one representative; A subscription of $100 and less than $150: two representatives. Further additional representatives shall be at the rate of one repre- sentative for each additional increment of $50 in the subscrip- tion.

When representatives have been chosen according to the pro- visions of this clause their names shall be notified to the Association and shall be deemed representative members until replaced by other nominees of the government, body corporate or firm subscribing.

10. Any member may be expelled from membership by the Board of Directors, if he is considered to be guilty of any act in- jurious to the reputation or contrary to the aims of the Association or if he has omitted the payment of his subscription.

General Meetings.

11. All members of the Association who are resident in Hong Kong shall be invited to attend the General Meetings of the Asso- ciation and ten members present shall constitute a quorum.

12. There shall be a regular General Meeting of the Association annually at such time and place as the Board of Directors may decide. Special General Meetings may be called by the Board of Directors or upon the request of more than ten members.

13. The duties and powers of the General Meeting shall include the following:—

(i) To see that the objects and purposes of the Association are carried out.

(ii) To adopt a general programme for the Association.

(iii) To elect a Board of Directors.

(iv) To amend, when necessary, the powers and duties of the

Board of Directors.

(v) To consider and adopt the report of the Board of Directors.

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14. At a general meeting each member shall have one vote. member whose subscription exceeds $50 shall have an extra vote for each additional $50 (a fraction thereof not being counted) in the amount of his subscription.

Where a Government, body corporate or firm has nominated a lesser number of representatives than it is entitled to under Article 9 each representative member shall use one vote and the remaining votes shall be used by one representative member whose name has been specially notified to the Association.

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