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Establish-

ment of the Hong Kong Arts Centre.

Objects of the Centre.

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"Centre" means the Hong Kong Arts Centre established under

section 3;

"Committee” means the Committee of the Hong Kong Arts Centre and a Committee appointed by the Board under section 10(2);

"Constitution" means the Constitution of the Hong Kong Arts

Centre referred to in section 11;

*financial year" means the period commencing on the 1st day of April each year and ending on the 31st day of March in the year following except that the period from the establish- ment of the Centre to the 31st day of March next thereafter shall be deemed to be a financial year;

"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Hong Kong Arts Centre

appointed under the Constitution.

PART II

Establishment of the Hong Kong Arts Centre

3. (1) There is hereby established a corporation to be known as the "Hong Kong Arts Centre (*****)" which shall in that name be a body corporate with perpetual succession and shall be capable of suing and being sued and, subject to this Ordinance, of doing and suffering all such other acts and things as bodies corporate may lawfully do and suffer.

(2) The Centre shall have a common seal which shall not be affixed except pursuant to a resolution of the Committee and in the presence of two members of the Committee and of the Secretary, or some other person appointed in his place by the Committee, each of whom shall sign his name.

(3) Any document purporting to be a document duly

executed under the seal of the Centre authenticated in accordance with subsection (2) shall be received in evidence and shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be a document so executed.

4. The objects of the Centre are, subject to this Ordinance- (a) to promote, encourage and provide for the appreciation of and participation in the visual, musical and perform- ing arts in Hong Kong,

(b) to exhibit, display and perform such arts publicly and

otherwise;

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(c) to support and promote the learning and practising of

such arts;

(d) to provide facilities in Hong Kong for learning and

practising such arts;

(e) to co-operate with and assist societies, bodies, associa- tions or clubs which have as their objects any of the objects specified in paragraphs (a) to (d); and

() such objects ancillary and incidental to the objects specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) as the Board may consider appropriate.

5. Subject to this Ordinance the Centre may through the Powers of Committee do all such things as are necessary for, or incidental Centre. or conducive to the better carrying out of the objects of the Centre, and, in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may-

(a) acquire, take on lease, purchase, hold and enjoy any property and sell, let or otherwise dispose of the same; (6) enter into any contract:

(c) provide appropriate amenities for members of the

Ceatre;

(d) employ staff;

(e) provide residential accommodation for staff and visiting

artists:

(f) provide or contribute to pensions for staff;

(g) invest the funds of the Centre in such manner and to such extent as the Board thinks appropriate or expedient;

(5) borrow money in such manner and on such securities or terms as the Committee with the approval of the Board thinks appropriate or expedient:

(i) apply for any grant in aid for the functions of the Centre on such conditions as the Board thinks appropriate or expedient.

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On the commencement of this Ordinance the Centre Vesting of shall succeed to all property, rights, privileges, obligations and property. liabilities of The Hong Kong Arts Centre Limited existing at the date of such commencement