Power of corporation to act as trustee, etc.
Power 10 invest trust funds. (Cap. 29),
Property of corporation
to pass to ju SUCCESSOTS
Certificate
as to
verupaal of corporation,
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4. The corporation may act as trustee of any trust created for the benefit of persons in the care of the Social Welfare Department or of any trust created in connexion with the work of the said Department and may acquire, take on lease, purchase, hold, hire and enjoy any movable or immovable property and may dispose of the
same.
5. (1) The corporation may invest. in accordance with the provisions of the Trustee Ordinance, any trust funds in the hands of the corporation whether at the time in a state of investment or not:
Provided that where the occupant of the corporation for the time being considers it impracticable for any reason whatsoever for any such trust funds to be so invested, the corporation may deposit such trust funds to any bank or savings bank approved by the Governor either. generally or in any particular case.
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(2) The powers conferred on the corporation by subsection (1) are in addition to the powers (if any) conferred by any trust but shall:+ apply only if and so far as a contrary intention is not expressed in any term of any must, and shall have effect subject to any such term.
6. Where any property or interest therein is vested in the corporation, the same shall, unless and until otherwise disposed of by the corporation, pass and devolve to and vest in the successori from time to time of the corporation.
7. If any question arises as to who is or was at any time the occupant of the corporation for the time being, a certificate under the hand of the Colonial Secretary shall be conclusive evidence for all purposes as to the person who is or was such occupant.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 4th day of February, 1999.
(Secretariat GR1/1806/57)
b. Lur.a
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
HONG KONG
No. 5 of 1959.
I assent.
Rohaca
Governor.
5th February, 1959.
An Ordinance to amend the Registrar General (Establishmen()
Ordinance. Chapter 100.
(6th February, 1959.)
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Registrar General Short tide. (Establishment) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1959,
2. Section 4 of the Registrar General (Establishment) Ordinance Amendment is amended by the insertion after subsection (2) of the following new
of section 4. subsection-
(Cap. 100),
73) The Registrar General and any Deputy Registrar General. Legal Assistant or Assistant Registrar appointed under this Ordinance may take any affidavit, affirmation or statutory or other declaration required by or to be made before or produced or delivered to or filed with the Registrar General in any of his capacities specified in the Schedule, notwithstanding any enactment requiring the taking of such affidavit, affirmation or statutory or other declaration by or before any other person.",