CO129-230 - Public Offices & Others - 1886 — Page 185

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Nor is the Committee of the Tung Wah hospital a Corporate Body within the Colony of Hong Kong. They are not responsible to the Hong Kong Government, much less to any other Government, for the manner in which they may expend money raised by charitable subscription. They are responsible only to the contributors, any one of whom might bring an action in the Supreme Court to restrain them in case of the improper application of the Funds collected.

Moreover, living within the Colony they are entitled to British protection, and under no circumstances would they have been justified in submitting to threatening intimidation, much less so with the object of diverting charitable funds from the direct purpose for which they were raised, in order that he might himself expend them on public works which, however beneficial, cannot be said to have been contemplated by the subscribers.

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184 Nor is the Committee of the Tung Wah hospital a Corporate Body within the Colony of Hong Kong. They are not responsible to the Hong Kong Government, much less to any other Government, for the manner in which they may expend money raised by charitable subscription. They are responsible only to the contributors, any one of whom might bring an action in the Supreme Court to restrain them in case of the improper application of the Funds collected. Moreover, living within the Colony they are entitled to British protection, and under no circumstances would they have been justified in submitting to threatening intimidation, much less so with the object of diverting charitable funds from the direct purpose for which they were raised, in order that he might himself expend them on public works which, however beneficial, cannot be said to have been contemplated by the subscribers.
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184 Nor Committee is the Jung Wah hospital Corporate Rody within the Colony of Hong Kong. They are not responsible to the Hong Kong, much less to a ny other fovernment, for the in they may epent mones by way raved charitable subscription. They responsible only to the exterrilurs any one of whom might the Supreme Court ... bring trust move ne Court to restrain them an action for breach of case of the improper application of the Funds collected. Moreover, living within the Colony A re Colony they protection, and stances would Ane POGLM ver omanan entitled to British under ides no no circum the Provincial have been pristifred nding Chairman done cn threatening ito the he has AM wary and much less so with the object of diresting charitable fundo from the direct purpose for which they were raised in onder that he might himself An expend them pubha covrks which however beneficial cannot been contemplated be said to have by the subscribers. "the
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Nor

Committee is

the Jung Wah hospital

Corporate Rody

within the Colony of Hong Kong.

They

are not responsible to the Hong Kong, much less to

a ny

other fovernment, for the in

they may epent mones

by

way

raved

charitable subscription. They responsible only to the exterrilurs

any one

of whom might

the Supreme Court

...

bring

trust

move

ne Court to restrain them

an action for breach of

case of the improper application of the Funds collected.

Moreover, living within the

Colony

A re

Colony they

protection, and

stances would

Ane

POGLM ver

omanan

entitled to British

under

ides no

no circum

the Provincial

have been pristifred

nding

Chairman

done

cn

threatening ito

the

he has

AM

wary

and much less so with

the object of diresting charitable

fundo

from the direct purpose

for which they

were raised

in onder that he might himself

An

expend them

pubha covrks

which however beneficial cannot

been contemplated

be said to have

by the subscribers.

"the

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