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(iv) having been captured by the enemy, was killed or died while in captivity or died after release from captivity as the result of injuries or hard- ships sustained while in captivity; or
(v) died as the result of illness the contraction of which was specifically attributable to such service or captivity as aforesaid; or
(vi) by reason of wounds received in action, injuries or hardships enstained during such service or captivity as aforesaid, or illness the contraction of which was specifically attributable to such service or captivity as aloramid is temporarily or permanently either wholly or partially in- capacitated from earning a living. -
(b) to provide assistance to any officer or member of the organizations specified in paragraph (a) of this section who served therein between the aforesaid dates and by reason of wounds received in action, injuries or hardships sustained during such service or captivity as aforesaid, or illness the contraction of which was specifically attributable to such service or captivity is temporarily or permanently either wholly or partially incapacitated from earuing his living:
(e) to
establish and maintain any such hores, orphanages or other institutions as may be conducive to the attainment of the foregoing objecta:
(d) without distinction of class or nationality to provide and endow scholarships for any children whose maintenance, education, benefit or advancement provision may lawfully be made under the provisions of this Ordinance;
(e) to do all other such lawful things as may be incidental or conducive to the attainment of the foregoing objects.
(2) In this Ordinance the expression "child" includes a child not born in wedlock and the expression "wife" in- cludes the mother of any such child and the expression
'widow'' shall be construed accordingly.
(8) All or any of the benefits which, under the provi- sions of this Ordinance, might be extended to any officer or niember of any force, corps, unit or other organization specified in the First Schedule to this Ordinance, or to the widow, wife or children of any such officer or member, may be extended to a member of any class of persous specified in the Second Sobedule to this Ordinance, or to the widow, wile or children of any such member as the case may be.
(4) After ample provision for all the foregoing objects has in the opinion of the Committee been made, an additional object of the Fund shall be to provide benefits for the Com- munity as a whole, without distinction of class or nationality and such benefits shall take the form of the undertakings mentioned in the Third Schedule to this Ordinance which shall have no priority one over the other.
(5) The Governor may, by Order under the hand of the Colonial Secretary, add to any of the Schedules to this Ordinance.
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5. 1) The Fond shall be administered by a Committee Administra (hereinafter called "the Committee") the Chairman and other Faud, meitbers of which shall be appointed by the Governor.
(2) The Committee shall consist of such member or members, not less than five in all, as the Governor shall direct.
(3) All appointments to the Committee shall be held only during the (Horernor's pleasure.
(4) The form necessary for the transaction of the business of the Committee may be fixed by regulation made under this Ordinance and unless so fixed three treibers shall form a quorum.
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6. None of the objects in subsection (1) of Section 4 as extended by subsections (2) and (3) thereof shall be deemed of the to have in law or equity any priority one over the other nor shall any rateable appropriation of the Fund to such objects or to the undertakings specified in the Third Schedule be required and the Committee shall, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, have full power, authority and discretion to govern, direct and decide all matters whatsoever connected with the administration of the Fund and the accomplishment of the objects and purposes thereof.
f. sc. of 1893.
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7. The Committee shall have power to make regulations Regaletisss. for their procedure in the transaction of business and the maintenance of good order at their meetings and generally for all matters relating to the administration and management of the Fund and the discharge of the duties of the Committee: Provided always that a copy of such regulations shall be furnished to the Colonial Secretary and that they shall be subject to disallowance, alteration or amendment at any time hy the Governor,
8.
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All questions which may arise at any meeling of Determins the Committee shall be decided by a majority of votes of the questions members present and, in case of an equality of votes, the meetings Chairman shall bave a casting vote in addition to his original Committes. vote: Provided that, in any case, in which the Committee
is divided in opinion, any three members of the Committee may demand that the point be referred to the Governor for bis decision, which shall in every such case be final.
8. An accurate account shall be kept of all moneys received and disbursed by the Fund and the Committee shall, within one month after the termination of each calendar year. forward to the Colonial Secretary a report on the administra- tion of the Fund during the previous year together with & duly andited statement of receipts and expenditure of the Fund during the preceding year and a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Fund up to the end of such year.
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10. The Chairman of the Committee shall be a body leerpers corporate, and shall have the name of
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of the Coromittee of the Hong Kong War Memorial Fund," and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and shall of the Fund. and may sue and be sued in all courts, and shall and may of Ord, No. have and use & common scal, and the said seal may break, 4 of 1882. change, alter, and make anew as to the said corporation may scem bt, and the said corporation shall have full power to acquire, accept leases of, purchase, take, hold and enjoy any