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"appointed member" means a person who has been appointed by the Governor to act as an ordinary member of the Council in accordance with the provisions of section 57
"candidate" means a person who has been nominated and who has consented to nomination as a candidate for election as an ordinary member; "Chairman" means any person appointed by the Governor to be
Chairman of the Council under section 3;
"Council" means the Urban Council;
"Defence Force and Auxiliary Services" means the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force, the Essential Services Corps and the Civil Aid Services which expression includes the Auxiliary Medical Services and the Auxiliary Fire Service;
"elected member" means a person who has been elected to act, as an ordinary member of the Council in accordance with the provisions of section 4;
"elector" means a person who is registered as an elector in
accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance;
"extraordinary election" means an election held to fill a vacancy declared under section 14 or in lieu of any election which has been countermanded in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of section 25:
"Health Officer" includes any Medical Officer appointed as a Health Officer by the Governor by notification in the Gasette; "ordinary member" means either an elected member or
appointed member;
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"register" means a register of electors prepared in accordance
with the provisions of this Ordinance;
"registration officer" means a person appointed by the Governor to be a registration officer in accordance with section 18 and also an assistant registration officer;
"returning officer" means such officer as shall have been appointed by the Governor as returning officer in accordance with the provisions of section 24, and also an assistant returning officer;
"secretary" means any person appointed by the Governor to be secretary of the Council under section 56 and also an assistant secretary,
PART II.
Constitution,
9.
The Council shall consist of-
(a) ex-officio members-
(i) the Chairman who shall be appointed by the Governor
(ii) the Assistant Director of Health Services who shall be Vice-Chairman ;
(iii) the Director of Public Works;
(iv) the Secretary for Chinese Affairs;
(v) the Social Welfare Officer j
(b) ordinary members-
() four elected members;
(fi) not more than six appointed members (three of whom shall be of Chinese race),
Compost- tion at the Cauncil,
4. (1) The elected members shall be elected in manner Election provided by this Ordinance and shall hold office-
and tenure of office of elected
(a) in the case of a member elected at an annual election members.
for two years from the 1st day of April next following the notification in the Gazette of his election;
(b) in the case of a member elected at an extraordinary election or in accordance with the proviso to this para- graph from the date of the notification in the Gaselle of his election until the date when the elected member whom he succeeded would otherwise have ceased to hold office:
Provided that if an elected member ceases for any reason whatsoever to be an elected member in accordance with section 14 at any time between the 1st day of January and the 28th day of February in any year, the vacancy caused thereby shall be filled by the annual election held in the month of March of that year or by