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institution, society or association having objects altogether or in part similar to those of the corporation;
(a) to appoint a secretary and such other officers and servanta
subject to such conditions as the corporation thinks fit;
(o) to do all such other lawful things as are incidental or conducive
to the attainment of the above objects;
(p) subject to the provisions of sub-paragraphs (6), (d) and () with regard to approval or consent, to enter into any contract with the Government or any other person.
3. (1) The corporation shall have and may use a common seal, the affixing of which shall be authenticated by the signatures of the chairman and a director.
(2) Any instrument purporting to be an instrument duly executed under the seal of the corporation shall be received in evidence and shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to be an instrument so executed.
4. (1) Membership of the corporation shall consist of ordinary members and voting members.
(2) The following persons, Arms and societies shall be ordinary members of the corporation-
(a) any persons who, or firms or societies which, at the commence- ment of this Ordinance are members of the Society by virtue of section 13(1) of the repealed Ordinance;
(b) any person who, or firm or society which, subscribes to the funds of the corporation such sum as may be specified by the board from time to time and approved by the Secretary for Home Affairs, and whose name is entered with the consent of the board in the register of members to be kept by the corporation.
(3) The following persons, firms or societies shall be voting members of the corporalian-
(a) any person who has been chairman of the board of the cor
poration;
(b) members of the board shall ex officio be voting members for 60
long as they shall continue to be directors;
(c) members of the advisory board shall be voting members for so
long as they shall contique to be members thereof;
(d) in addition to the persong hereinbefore mentioned the advisory board shall from time to time select not more than one hundred voting members from amongst the ordinary members of the cor- poration, and such voting members shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of their selection:
Provided that any person so selected shall cease to be a voting member if he shall be convicted of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a period exceeding twelve months or shall be adjudged bankrupt or make a composition or arrangement with his creditors or become of unsound mind.
(4) Voting members shall have the right to receive notice of all general meetings and to attend the same to vole thereat as bereinafter provided.
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(5) Any member may at any time resign from the corporation by giving to the corporation not less than one month's notice in writing
5. (1) There shall be a board of the corporation consisting of not less than eleven nor more than twenty directors,
(2) The persons who are members of the elected committee of the Society at the commencement of this Ordinance shall constitute the board until 1st April 1974.
6. (1) The directors shall be elected by secret ballot at the annual general meeting.
(2) Every candidate for the post of director shall be a person con- sidered by the advisory board to be held in high esteem by Chinese in Fong Kong.
(3) Prior to the annual general meeting, the chairman shall give not less than twenty-one days' prior notice in writing to all voting members inviting them to nominiale persons to be directors and to submit the names of the proposed nominees for the consideration of the advisory board.
(4) A nomination of any person to be a director shall be delivered to the secretary not less than fourteen days prior to the annual general meeting
(5) Persons so nominated, if approved by the advisory board, chall be candidates for the post of director if proposed and seconded as such at the annual general meeting,
1. (1) The directors shall subject to sub-paragraph (2) hold office for a period of one year commencing on 1st April or if they are elected after that date until 1st April next following their election.
(2) If the election of directors for the ensuing year has not been completed on or before 31st March the directors in office on that day shall continue to bold office until the election of their immedjate successors.
8. (1) If any director dies, resigns or becomes incapable of further acting, the remaining directors or a majority of them shall have power to elect any person qualified under paragraph 6(2) to 011 the vacancy for the remainder of the term of office of such director,
(2) If it is found impracticable for the remaining directors so to do or if the remaining directorg fail to exercise their power so to do, the Governor may appoint a temporary director to act until the next annual general meeting.
9. Directors shall be eligible for re-election.
10. If any director shall not be re-elected, such person shall during the next succeeding year be known as "Hip Li" (90) and shall be entitled to attend all meetings of the board in such subsequent year and to take part in discussions but not to vote at such meetings.
11. As soon as possible after the election of the directors for any particular year, the directors shall elect a chairman from amongst them. and the person so elected shall be a director who has held office as vice-
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