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Professional Accountants
[1985 Ed.
Incorporation of Society.
Appointment of President and Vice-President.
Office of Society.
"Society" means the Hong Kong Society of Accountants incorporated by section 3;
"Vice-President" means the Vice-President of the Society elected under section 4 and any person acting as Vice-President.
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PART II
THE HONG KONG SOCIETY OF ACCOUNTANTS
The persons registered as professional accountants under section 22 shall-
(a) be a body corporate with perpetual succession;
(b) be known as the Hong Kong Society of Accountants; and
(c) in that name be capable of suing and being sued and, subject to this Ordinance, of doing and suffering all such other acts as a body corporate may lawfully do and suffer.
4. (1) There shall be a President and a Vice-President of the Society, who shall be elected by the Council from the elected members.
(2) The President and the Vice-President shall, unless they...
(a) resign their offices by notice in writing delivered to the Registrar; or
(b) are deemed by virtue of section 15 to have vacated their offices as members of the Council,
hold office from the date of their election until the conclusion of the annual general meeting next occurring. (Replaced, 22 of 1977, s. 2)
(3) If a casual vacancy occurs in the office of President, the Vice-President shall act as President.
(4) If a casual vacancy occurs in the office of Vice-President, the Council may elect an elected member to fill the vacancy,
(5) For the purposes of this section and section 11, a casual vacancy shall be deemed to occur when a person is temporarily absent from Hong Kong or is temporarily unable to attend to the business of the Council.
(6) Notwithstanding subsection (1), if only one elected member is proposed for election to fill a vacancy in the office of President or Vice-President, such elected member shall, without taking a vote upon the proposal, be deemed to have been elected at the conclusion of the meeting of the Council at which the vacancy is to be filled.
5. The Society shall maintain an office the address of which shall be notified to the Registrar General.
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