(31 of 1966).
Chairman of
cestriction on voting.
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(3) (a) Every member of the Council who is a public officer shall
hold office during the pleasure of the Governor.
(6) Without prejudice to section 42 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance 1966, every member of the Council who is not a public officer shall be appointed for a period of two years or for such lesser period as the Governor may in any particular case appoint, but may from time to time be reappointed.
(4) Any member who is not a public officer may at any time by notice in writing to the Governor resign from the Council.
(5) If the Chairman of the Council is absent from Hong Kong or is, for any other reason unable to act as chairman, the Governor may appoint a member of the Council to act as Chairman during the absence or incapacity of the Chairman.
(6) If any member other than the Chairman is absent from Hong Kong, or is for any other reason unable to exercise the powers or perform the duties of his office as a member of the Council, the Governor may appoint another person to be a temporary member of the Council during the absence or incapacity of that member.
10. The Chairman or, in his absence from any mecting, the Deputy meedings, and Chairman appointed under subsection (2) of section 9 shall preside at every meeting of the Council but the person presiding at a meeting shall not vote thereat except in the case of an equality of votes when he shall have a casting vote.
Meetings of The Council.
Transuction of business by circulation
of papers.
11. (1) Meetings of the Council shall be beld at such times and places as the Chairman may from time to time appoint.
(2) The Chairman shall, if requested by notice in writing signed by not fewer than four members of the Council, convene a meeting of the Council within fourteen days of that notice.
(3) At all meetings of the Council a majority of the members shall form a quorum.
(4) All questions arising at any meeting of the Council shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and voting thereon.
(5) Subject to this Ordinance, the Council may by resolution make rules for the procedure at and conduct of its meetings.
12. The Council may, if it thinks fit, transact any of its business by the circulation of papers, and a resolution in writing approved in writing by a majority of the members thereof shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Council by the votes of the members so approving the resolution.
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13. The validity of any proceeding of the Council shall not be Validity of affected by any defect in the appointment of any member or by the proceedings. absence of any member from the meeting at which such proceeding occurred or by any vacancy among members of the Council.
PART IV.
PRODUCTIVITY Centre.
14. (1) The Council shall, in the furtherance of its functions, Establish- establish and maintain a Productivity Centre.
(2) The activities of the Productivity Centre shall be-
(a) to consult with, co-ordinate and assist the activities of persons or organizations, either in Hong Kong or elsewhere, engaged in the study, development or dissemination of programmes, methods or techniques designed to increase productivity in industry:
(b) to stimulate interest in productivity;
(c) to collect and disseminate information relating to productivity; (d) to encourage, by any means, the study of productivity and the training of persons in any matters relating to increased productivity; and
(e) to provide training in productivity techniques.
(3) The activities of the Productivity Centre may include the pro- vision of consultancy services and technical assistance for persons or organizations engaged in industry.
ment of Productivity Centrs.
15. (1) Subject to subsection (3), the Council shall elect from Management amongst its members an Executive Committee to manage the Produc of Produc
tivity Centre. tivity Centre.
(2) The Executive Committee shall be responsible to the Council for the management and control of the Productivity Centre and shall execute the policies of the Council and be subject to the directions of the Council in relation thereto and be accountable to the Council for all funds made available to it.
(3) The Executive Committee shall consist of nine members, of whom-
(c) three shall be public officers;
(6) three shall have been appointed to the Council under para-
graph (5) of subsection (1) of section 9;
(c) two shall have been appointed to the Council under paragraph
(c) of subsection (1) of section 9; and
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