CO129-521-11 Tung Wah Hospital Ordinance- 1930 17-12-1930 - 16-12-1931 — Page 6

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for Kowloon, the direct control of the Tung Wah grew less,

with the result that now, and for some years past, the

Kwong Wah Hospital has been entirely controlled by

"directors of the Kwong Wah" elected according to their

own constitution, subject to merely the question of finance,

over which the Tung Wah, to whom the Kwong Wah used to look

for assistance, retain some measure of control or direction.

8. Another object of this Ordinance therefore is to give

effect to the reality of the present position of the Kwong

Wah by repealing the whole of the Ordinance (clause 18), by

providing for the maintenance of the Kwong Wah by the

Tung Wah (clause 4(c)), by vesting the Kwong Wah properties

in the Tung Wah (clause 7 and first schedule), and by

providing for the representatives on the board of direction

of the Tung Wah of residents of Kowloon as Directors of the

Tung Wah (clause 8(2) ).

9.

This Ordinance also gives effect to the desire of the

Government and of the Chinese residents that there shall be

one central charitable institution in control, not only of

the Tung Wah and its subsidiary institutions or organizations

and the Kwong Wah, but also of the Tung Wah Eastern Hospital

which is at Sookumpoo (clause 4(d) ).

10.

To deal with the sections of the Ord

Ordinance seriatim:

Section 1. This gives the short title and

adopts the spelling of the name of the

hospital as it appears on the corporation's

seal and as it is known in preference to the

spelling adopted in the Ordinance of 1870.

Section 2. It is not proposed to alter the

existing practice or tradition except as

provided in this Ordinance, and the word

"Constitution" is accordingly defined so as

to give effect to this intention. The

Hospital depends to a large extent on the

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