CO129-592-10 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 10-4-1946 - 15-4-1947 — Page 67

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Powers of Port Trus t

Chairman and Commissioners

(2) Commissioners appointed under paragraph (c) of

the preceding subsection are in this Ordinance

referred to as "nominated commissioners

5. (1) The Port Trust shall be a body corporate, with

perpetual succession and a common seal, and may sue

and be sued in their corporate name, and shall, for

the purposes and subject to the provisions of this

Ordinance, be capable of purchasing, holding, grantin

demising, disposing of or otherwise dealing with

real and personal property, and of doing and sufferin

all such acts and things as bodies corporate may by

law do and suffer.

(2) The corporate name of the Port Trust shall be

"The Hong Kong Port Trust".

(3) The common seal shall be kept in the cus to dy

of the Chairman and shall not be affixed to any

instrument axcept in pursuance of a resolution of

the Port Trust.

Any instrument executed in pursuance of any such resolution shall be attested by the signature of

any two commissioners.

6. (1) The first Chairman shall be appointed for such

period not exceeding five years as th Governor may

think desirable.

Subsequent appointments shall be

for a term not exceeding seven years as the Governor

myy think desirable.

(2) Official commissioners shall not be apponnted for a specific term.

(3) Of the six nominated commissi、 ners three shall be appointed for a term of five years and the

remaining three shall be appointed for a term of

three years.

(4) No person who is of or above the age of sixty years shall be appointed as a [gorinsted commissione

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