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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1983
SINGLE ENTITY PROPOSED FOR METHODIST BODIES
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THE METHODIST ORGANISATIONS HAVE FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS BROUGHT FAITH, CHARITY AND COMFORT TO THEIR CONGREGATION IN HONG KONG, THE HON MARIA TAM SAID AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY.
+1 BELIEVE THAT THE ENACTMENT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH, HONG KONG, INCORPORATION BILL WILL GREATLY ENHANCE THE WORK OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN HONG KONG IN THE DAYS TO COME+, SHE SAID WHEN MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL.
THE BILL PROPOSES TO INCORPORATE AN UNINCORPORATED CHRISTIAN ORGANISATION KNOWN AS THE METHODIST CHURCH, HONG KONG+ AND CREATES A NEW LEGAL ENTITY WHICH WILL UNITE VARIOUS METHODIST+ ORGANISATIONS IN HONG KONG IN THEIR STATEMENT OF FAITH, RECOGNITION OF SACRAMENTS AND IN THE OWNERSHIP, CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF THEIR ASSETS, PROPERTIES OR TRUST PROPERTIES.
MISS TAM LISTED THE METHODIST ORGANISATIONS WHICH FORMED THE EXISTING UNINCORPORATED THE METHODIST CHURCH, HONG KONG THE METHODIST CHURCH (UNITED KINGDOM), THE HONG KONG CHINESE DISTRICT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH (UNITED KINGDOM) COMMONLY KNOWN AS +TSUN TO KUNG WOOL+, AND THE METHODIST CHURCH, HONG KONG+ KNOWN IN HONG KONG AS WEI LI KUNG HUT+,
SHE SAID THAT THE PROPERTIES HELD BY THESE ORGANISATIONS
WERE SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE ATTACHED TO THE BILL.
HON G
+UNDER CLAUSE 5 OF THE BILL, ALL OF THESE PROPERTIES IN THE SCHEDULE WILL BE VESTED IN THE NEW +THE METHODIST CHURCH,
KONG+ WITHOUT ASSIGNMENT OR CONVEYANCE OR PAYMENT OF STAMP DUTY+, SHE EXPLAINED.
+ALSO, THE ENACTMENT OF THE BILL WILL EFFECT A VALID VESTING OF THE LEGAL ESTATE OF PROPERTIES TO THE METHODIST CHURCH, HONG KONG+ WHICH ARE AT PRESENT HELD UNDER NEW GRANTS, CONDITIONS OF GRANT AND CROWN LEASES SOME OF WHICH CONTAIN SPECIAL CONDITIONS AGAINST ASSIGNMENT OR ALIENATION BY THE EXISTING GRANTEES OR LESSEES.
+CLAUSE 6 OF THE BILL PROVIDES FOR MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION WHOSE POWERS ARE DESCRIBED UNDER CLAUSE 4+, MISS TAM ADDED.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED TO DECEMBER 21.
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