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Heung Yee Kuk
[1988 Ed.
a fresh election shall take place within 6 months of the vacancy occurring or the election being declared invalid, and the Governor may extend the term of office for which the election was being held for such period as he may see fit not exceeding 6 months from the date of such vacancy occurring.
(2) In the event of the Returning Officer declaring 2 successive elections to be invalid the Governor may appoint any person eligible for election to be the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Member or Special Councillor as the case may be, and such person shall hold office as if he had been duly elected thereto.
(3) In the event of the Chairman dying, resigning or becoming disqualified the Vice-Chairman first elected shall assume the office of Chairman until such time as a new Chairman shall have been elected.
PART III
FUNCTIONS OF THE KUK
(Amended, 18 of 1988, s. 7)
Objects
9. The objects of the Kuk shall be-
(a) to promote and develop mutual co-operation and understanding among the people of the New Territories;
(b) to promote and develop co-operation and understanding between the Government and the people of the New Territories;
(c) to advise the Government on social and economic developments in the interests of the welfare and prosperity of the people of the New Territories;
(d) to encourage the observance of all such customs and traditional usages of the people of the New Territories as are conducive to their welfare and to the preservation of public morality; and
(e) to exercise such functions as they may be invited to from time to time by the Governor.
Powers
10. (1) For the purpose of furthering the objects of the Kuk, it may--
(a) appoint a Secretary, Treasurer and other office-bearers and determine their duties;
(b) appoint such staff as it may require and make provision for the payment of their salaries;
(c) appoint sub-committees and delegate functions to them;
(d) appoint such advisers as may be approved by the Secretary for District Administration (Amended, L.N. 94/74; L.N. 370/81 and L.N. 14/83)
(2) The provisions set out in the Second Schedule shall apply to the exercise of the powers and functions of the Kuk.
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