Permanent advisers,
Incorpora- tion.
Powers of the carporation. (23 of 1958).
(2) The District Commissioner, New Territories, may at any time remove from office any person nominated under subsection (1), and may nominate some other person to fill the vacancy caused by the removal of such person from office.
(3) So soon as may be after the nomination under subsection (1) of the members of the Board of Directors, the District Commissioner, New Territories, shall approve a constitution, which shall thereafter govern, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, all matters con- cerning the appointment, resignation or removal of members of the Board of Directors and all other matters concerning the financing, con- struction and management of the hospital.
(4) So soon as may be after the approval of the constitution, a copy thereof, signed by the chairman of the Board of Directors, shali be filed with the Registrar of Companies.
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4. (1) The District Commissioner. New Territories, may appoint four persons to be permanent advisers to the hospital and may revoke any such appointment at any time.N
(2) A permanent adviser shall hold office until he dies or resigns or his appointment is revoked.
(3) A permanent adviser may be concurrently a member of the Board of Directors.
5. The Board of Directors (hereinafter referred to as the corpora- tion) shall be a body corporate subject to the constitution and shall have perpetual succession in the name of the Yan Chai Hospital" and in that name may sue and be sued and shall have and may use a commoG seal.
6. (1) Subject to the Charities (Land Acquisition) Ordinance, 1958, the corporation shall have power to acquire, accept leases of. purchase, take, hold and enjoy any lands, buildings, messuages or tenz- ments of what nature or kind soever and wheresoever situate in the Colony, and also to invest money on mortgage of any lands, buildings, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities of any corporation or company carrying on business or having an office in the Colony and also to purchase and acquire all goods and chattels of what nature or kind soever.
(2) The corporation shall further have power to grant, sell, convey. assign, surrender, exchange, partition, yield up, mortgage, demise. reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements, mortgages, debentures, stocks, shares, securities, goods or chattels vested in the corporation on such terms as to the corporation may deem it.
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(3) The powers conferred by this section shall only be exercised for the purpose of endowing, supporting, maintaining, carrying on or otherwise promoting or furthering the work of the corporation as specified in the articles of the constitution.
7. (1) The corporation may from time to time amend the con- Amendment stitution by resolution passed by a majority of not less than three of com- quarters of the directors for the time being:
Provided that the consent in writing of the District Commis- sioner. New Territories, shall be obtained prior to the introduction of any such resolution.
(2) A copy, signed by the chairman of the Board of Directors, of every such amendment shall within seven days after the passing of the resolution effecting the same be filed with the Registrar of Companies.
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salution.
The constitution shall make provision for the appointment of Executive an executive committee, which shall be responsible for the day to day committee. administration of the hospital; and the corporation shall be deemed to have delegated to such executive committee upon appointment in accordance with the constitution such of its powers and functions as are necessary to enable such committee to carry on efficiently such day to day administration and may in addition thereto delegate to such com- mittee such other of its powers and functions as it may consider appropriate.
9. Any deed, document or other instrument requiring the seal Use of of the corporation shall be sealed with its common seal in the presence common scal, of two members of the Board of Directors and shall also be signed by them and such signing shall be taken as sufficient prima facie evid- ence of the due sealing of such deed, document or other instrument.
10. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect Seving. the rights of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs or Successors, or the rights of any body politic or corporate or of any other persons except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance and those claiming by, from or under them.
This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which passed the Legislative Council on the 10th day of October, 1962, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bill.
(Secretariat GR1/3882/60)
with the Ad Deputy Clerk of Councils.