1954-HKRS29-8-21_Part01 — Page 33

of

Execution

documenta.

Manage. mant committee.

Quorum and majority decision.

4

(b) to serve on the Executive Council, Legislative Council

and the Board of Education of the Colony; or

(c) as successors to the persons named in paragraph (d)

of subsection (1) of section 5;

such persons shall within three months after their respective appointments give written notice to the Registrar of Companies. of such facts.

9. All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of three or more members of the Board of Governors and shall also be signed by three of such members so present and such signing shall be taken as sufficient evidence of the due scaling thereof.

10. (1) The first management committee shall consist of five members of the Portuguese community appointed by the Board of Governors, and thereafter the management committee for the time being shall consist of five of such members appointed by the Board of Governors annually on the first day of July,

(2) The first chairman of the management committee shall be appointed by the Board of Governors, and thereafter the chair- man for the time being shall be appointed by the Board of Governors annually on the first day of July.

(3) On the resignation, death or other determination of the membership of any member of the management committee any vacancy so caused may, if the Board of Governors deems it necessary or expedient, be filled by such Board.

11. (1) At any meeting-

(a) of the Board of Governors seven members thereof shall

form a quorum;

(b) of the management committee three members thereof

shall form a quorum.

(2) Every question at any meeting of the Board of Governors or of the management committee shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present, and in case of an equality of votes the chairman shall have a second or casting vote.

of powera

12. The Board of Governors may from time to time delegate Delegation to the management committee such powers as the Board may to manage- consider necessary or expedient for the better management of ment any school established or maintained by the corporation in order committee, to vest in the management committee the effectual control and management of any such school subject to such directions as the Board of Governors may give from time to time,

13. (1) The Board of Governors may by rules prescribe and Power of Board of provide for-

Governora to make

(a) the control and management of the schools or school rules.

premises established or maintained or owned or occupied by the corporation, and in regard to all matters incidental to the conduct of such schools or school premises;

A

(b) the holding of meetings of the Board of Governors or of the management committee and the conduct of business thereat;

(c) the keeping of accounts of moneys received and expended

by the management committee ;

(4) all other matters which are necessary for the manage- ment and control of the Board of Governors or of the management committee.

(2) No rules made by the Board of Governors under sub- section (1) shall be binding unless such rules have been passed by a majority of members present and voting.

14. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to Saving. affect 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,

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 14th day of April, 1954.

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

(Secretariat 9/3231(54)