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Short title.
Interpretation.
(Cap. 1024)
Incorporation of Astocla- don.
Objects of
the Associa-
tion.
NOW, THEREFORE, 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 Hong Kong Auth Tuberculosis and Thoracic Diseases Association Incorporation Ordin- ance 1967.
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires- "Association"" means The Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis and Thoracic
Diseases Association incorporated under section 3:
“Board” means the Board of Directors established under the Constitu-
tion:
"Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board:
"Constitution" means the Constitution of the Association for the time being in force, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance relating to any matter expressly dealt with in this Ordinance;
"former Association" means the Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis Assocía- tion established under the Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis Associa- tion Incorporation Ordinance (repealed).
3. The Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis and Thoracic Diseases Association shall be a body corporate and in that name shall have perpetual succession and may sue and be sued in all courts in the Colony and shall have, and may use, a common seal, and may from time to time break, change, alter and make anew the said seal as the Association may deem fit.
4. The objects of the Association are--
(4) to carry on and continue the work and activities beretofore
carried on by the former Association;
(b) to study the causes of the high incidence of and mortality due
to tuberculosis in Hong Kong:
(c) to investigate ways and means of dealing with tuberculosis
and its causes at their sources;
(d) to educate the community in the causes and prevention of
tuberculosis;
(e) to augment existing official and private means for the preven- tion and diagnosis of tuberculosis and for the treatment of persons suffering therefrom:
(f) to undertake or finance research into, and to provide facilities for, the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease or mal-function of the chest and heart and to rehabilitate those suffering or who have suffered therefrom.
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The Association shall have power-
Powers of the Associa-
(a) subject to the Charities (Land Acquisition) Ordinance on.
to acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise and to hold, (Cap. 305) possess and enjoy any lands, buildings, messuages or tene- ments, goods, chattels and other property of whatsoever nature or kind, and wheresoever situate;
(3) to build, rebuild, akter, vary, renew, maintain and repair any buildings, messuages or tenements and to effect any improve- ment thereto;
(c) to invest moneys on deposit in any bank or upon mortgage of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements, or upon the mortgage, debentures, debenture stocks, stocks, funds, shares or securities of any government, municipality, corporation or company or such other investment as the Board may think fit; (4) to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender, exchange, partition, yield up, mortgage, pledge, demise, let, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any lands, buildings, messuages, tene- ments, mortgages, debentures, debenture stocka, stocks, funds, sbares, securitics, vessels, goods, chattels, property and assets for the time being vested in or belonging to the Association upon such terms as the Association may think đt;
(e) to borrow money upon such terms as the Association may think fit, and, subject to subsection (17) of section 4 of Summary Offences Ordinance, to raise money by public or (Cap. 228.) by private subscription:
to accept donations, grants or subsidies from any person or Government authority or other body or organization;
(g) to establish, support and subscribe to provident funds, pen- sion, retirement and similar schemes for the benefit of em- ployees of the Association and their dependents and to grant and pay pensions or gratuities to and otherwise aid, support or assist any such persons:
(h) generally to do such other acts and things as are incidental or conducive to the objects of the Association as provided by this Ordinance and the Constitution.
6. (1) The following properties, namely--
Vesting of property, etc.
Association.
(a) All that piece or parcel of ground known and registered in of former
the Land Office as Aberdeen Inland Lot No. 159;
(6) All that piece or parcel of ground known and registered in
the Land Office as Inland Lot No. 7206;
(4) All that piece or parcel of ground known and registered in
the Land Office as Inland Lot No. 7254,