CO129-531-9 Hong Kong University- proposal to found faculty of Chinese studies 17-10-1930 - 10-6-1931 — Page 73

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[CH. 7.] China Indemnity (Application) [21 Gro. 5.]

A.D. 1931. them to objects mutually beneficial to China and the

British Empire.

Constitu- tion, func. tions, &c., of Chinese

2. (1) There shall be constituted for the purposes of this Act a Commission (hereinafter referred to as "the Commission") which shall be a body corporate Government by the name of "The Chinese Government Purchasing Purchasing Commission with perpetual succession and a common

seal, and of which the functions shall be-

Commis-

sion.

Short title.

(i) to enter into, and to supervise and secure the carrying out of, contracts for the supply and the delivery in China of such plant, machinery and other articles and material, to be manu- factured in each case within the United Kingdom, as the Chinese Government may from time to time request them to purchase; and (ii) to apply all moneys received by them under this Act in discharging obligations incurred under, or in connection with, any such contracts as aforesaid, and in defraying their general expenses, and, so far as those moneys are not immediately required for such purposes, in establishing a reserve fund for the purpose of enabling the Commission to discharge similar obligations and defray similar expenses in future years.

(2) The Commission shall consist of a chairman, who shall be the diplomatic representative in London for the time being of China, a representative of the Chinese Ministry of Railways and four other members, appointed from time to time by the Chinese Government, after consultation with the Board of Trustees, from a panel of persons commended to those Trustees by the Secretary of State as being persons of standing with wide experience in business matters.

(3) Any income accruing to the Commission, whether under section one of this Act or from the deposit or in- vestment of moneys not required by them for immediate use, shall be exempt from all taxation.

(4) The provisions of the Second Schedule to this Act shall apply with respect to the constitution, powers and proceedings of the Commission.

3. This Act may be cited as the China Indemnity (Application) Act, 1931.

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[21 GEO. 5.] China Indemnity (Application) [CH. 7.]

Act, 1931.

A.D. 1931.

SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE,

PAYMENTS TO BE MADE OUT OF THE CHINA INDEMNITY FUND.

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To the Hong Kong University for the education £

of Chinese students

265,000 To the Universities' China Committee in London 200,000

for the following purposes :-

(i) to arrange for such Chinese men and women to visit and lecture in the United Kingdom and for such British men and women to visit and lecture in China as may seem to them suitable;

(ii) to assist Chinese students coming to the United Kingdom to find hospitality and suitable living accommodation;

(iii) to advise Chinese students as to their course of studies in the United Kingdom and as to other matters connected therewith;

(iv) to encourage and facilitate the teaching of the Chinese language and literature at the universities of the United Kingdom by the endowment for those purposes of professorships and lectureships, or otherwise;

(v) generally to encourage closer intellectual co-operation and to promote cultural relations between China and the United Kingdom.

SECOND SCHEDULE,

PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSTITUTION, POWERS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSION.

1. The term of office of a member of the Commission (other than the chairman) shall be three years, but a member whose term of office has expired shall be eligible for reappointment and a member (other than the chairman) may at any time resign his office.

2. The proceedings of the Commission shall not be invali- dated by any vacancy among its members or by any defect in the appointment of any member.

Section 1.

Section 2.

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