Short title,
Interpreta-
Establish- ment and vesting of fund.
Objects at the trust fund.
Establish- cient of committee.
first recital and to vest the said balances together with any further sums which may be donated for these objects in the Director of Social Welfare Incorporated as trustee, and to provide for the administration of the said fund by a committee appointed for that purpose:
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 Community Relief Trust Fund Ordinance, 1962.
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires--- "committee" means the committee appointed under section 5.
3. (1) There is hereby established a trust fund to be known as the Community Relief Trust Fund (hereinafter referred to as the fund), which shall, on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette (hereinafter referred to as the vesting day), be transferred to and vested in the Director of Social Welfare Incorporated as trustee.
(2) The fund shall consist of the balances of the sums of money referred to in the preamble on the vesting day together with such other moneys and assets as may from time to time after the vesting day be donated to or acquired by the trustee on the trusts hereinafter set out.
(3) Any trusts which may have existed with regard to the funds referred to in the preamble, shall be deemed to have been extinguished upon the vesting day.
4. (1) The trustee shall hold and stand possessed of the fund upon trust to apply the same in such manner and to such extent as the committed may advise for the following objects-
(a) to make grants and loans to persons who appear to the com- mittee to be in need thereof as a result of fire, flood, tempest, typhoon or other occurrence which has caused suffering or loss to an extent which, in the opinion of the committee, merits relief;
(6) in the like circumstances to provide material assistance in
whatever form appears to the committee to be just.
5. (1) There shall be established a committee to be known as the Community Relief Trust Fund Committes.
(2) The committee shall consist of-
(a) the Director of Social Welfare as ex-officio member and chair-
man:
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(6) the Secretary for Chinese Affairs as ex-officio member; (c) the District Commissioner, New Territories as ex-officio
member;
(d) two or more other members not being public servants appoint-
ed by the Governor :
Provided that the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and the District Commissioner. New Territories may each appoint a representative to perform their functions at any meeting.
(3) A member appointed by the Governor shall hold office for such period as may be specified in the letter of appointment, and may be re-appointed or removed by the Governor at his pleasure.
(4) The quorum necessary for the transaction of business by the committec may be fixed by standing orders made under section 7 and unless so fixed shall be three members.
(5) The validity of any proceedings of the committee shall not be affected by any vacancy among the members thereof or by any defect in the appointment of any member thereto.
6. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and the agreement Control by of the trustee, the committee may determine all matters whatsoever committee. touching the administration of the fund and the attainment of the objects thereof.
7. (1) The committee may make standing orders- (a) governing their procedure in the transaction of business; (b) for the maintenance of good order at their meetings; and
(c) generally for matters relating to the administration and man-
agement of the fund and the discharge of their duties. (2) A copy of such standing orders shall be furnished to the Colonial Secretary and they shall be subject to disallowance, alteration or amendment by the Governor.
(3) All questions arising at any meeting of the committee shall be decided by a majority of votes of members present, and, in case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a casting vote in addition to his original vote.
Standing orders.
8. (1) The committee may from time to time appoint, upon such Appoint salary and upon such terms as they may think proper, a secretary, a ment of treasurer and such other officials as they may think necessary for the olifera, purpose of carrying out the trusts and may employ any professional person to advise them on any point arising out of or in counexion with the said trusts.
(2) All salaries and fees of any person or persons so appointed or employed shall be paid by the trustee out of the fund.
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