Tung Wah Hospital.
director before that time: Provided that if the election of the directors for the following year has not been completed on or before the said 31st day of December the directors elected for that year shall continue to be directors until the election of their immediate successors has been completed: Provided also that, if for any reason it is impracticable to secure the continuance of such directors or any of them in office, it shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint a sufficient number of temporary directors to act until the election of their successors has been completed.
(5) Any director elected for any one year shall be eligible for re-election for the following or any subsequent year.
(6) If any vacancy occurs among the directors by reason of death or resignation it shall be lawful for the remaining directors or a majority of them to elect any person whomsoever to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the year for which the director dying or resigning was elected.
(7) The directors elected for any one year shall during the next succeeding year be known as Hip Li (E), and shall be entitled to attend all meetings of the directors during such succeeding year and to take part in the discussions, but not to vote, at such meetings.
(8) The election of directors shall be held in accordance with the constitution; and in particular the rights and responsibilities of the various societies in regard to an election in accordance with the constitution shall remain unaffected.
9. (1) As soon as possible after the election of the directors designate for any particular year they shall elect one of their number to be chairman for that year.
(2) Immediately after the election of the chairman the directors designate shall proceed to elect one of their number to be the second principal director.
(3) Immediately after the election of the second principal director the directors designate shall proceed to elect one of their number to be the third principal director.
(4) The chairman of the Tung Wah Hospital for the previous year, or the person entitled to preside in his
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