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Amendment of section 12.

Amendment of section 34.

(b) in subsection (2)—

(6) by deleting "manufacture. alteration, ornamenta- tion, finishing, processing or transformation of articles, or parts of articles," and substituting the following-

"generation, transformation and transmission of electricity, or the manufacture and distribution of gas, or the manufacture, alteration, ornamentation, finishing, processing, packaging, or transformation of articles, or parts of articles,”;

(ii) by deleting paragraph (6); and

(iii) in paragraph (c) by deleting "by virtue of the provisions of paragraph (c) of subsection (1)".

3. Section 12 of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting after subsection (2) the following new subsection-

*(3) The Federation may by resolution in an extra- ordinary general meeting alter the fees specified in the Second Schedule and any such resolution shall be published in the Gazette.".

4. Section 34 of the principal Ordinance is amended- (a) by inserting after subsection (1) the following new sub-

sections-

"(IA) The general committee may have, in addition to the members referred to in subsection (1), three other members who were members of the general committee in the year next preceding the year in respect of which they are appointed.

(18) The members referred to in subsection (1A) may be appointed by the general committee at the meeting thereof immediately preceding the annual general meeting of the Federation."; and

(b) in subsection (4)—

(i) by inserting after "subsection (1)" the following-

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or who is appointed under the provisions of sub- section (LB),"; and

(ii) in paragraph (4) by inserting after "Governor," the following-

"or under the provisions of subsection (IB).".

5. Section 35 of the principal Ordinance is amended in subsection (3)-

(a) by inserting after "section 34" the following-

" or who is appointed under the provisions of sub- section (1B) of section 34,"; and

(b) by deleting paragraph (c) and substituting the following- "(c) resigns his office by notice in writing addressed-

(1) to the Governor, in the case of a person appointed by the Governor under the provisions of paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 34: or

(ii) to the secretary, in the case of a person appointed under the provisions of subsection (IB) of section 34.”.

6. Section 39 of the principal Ordinance is amended in paragraph (6) of subsection (2) by deleting twelve" and sub- stituting the following-

**fourteen".

T. The principal Ordinance is amended by adding after sec- tion 42 the following new section-

"Power of general committee to appoint Honorary Presidents and Vice Presiclents.

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42A. (1) The Federation may have such number of Presidents and Vice Presidents as the general com- mittee may determine.

(2) The general committee may appoint to be President or Vice President any person who is a mem- ber of the Federation and who, in its opinion, bas rendered distinguished services to industry in Hong Kong or to the Federation.

(3) The term of office of a person appointed to be President or Vice President shall be for such period as the general committee in each case shall determine. (4) The offices of President and Vice President shall be honorary.".

The First Schedule to the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting after item 16 the following new item-

"17. O. Electricity,

and gas.

Generation, transformation and transmission of electricity. Manufacture and distribution of gas.".

Amendment of section 35,

Amendment of section 39.

Addition of section 42A,

Amendment of

First Schedulc.