CO129-592-10 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 10-4-1946 - 15-4-1947 — Page 70

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any matters for consideration, or enqui ry, or

management, or regulation; and may delegate to any such

committee any of the powers and duties by this

Ordinance conferred or imposed upom the Port Trust,

except the powers to borrow money, make rates, make

by-laws, or rules, execute deeds or contracts, or

institute an action. Every such committee shall be

subject in all things to the control of the Port Trust,

and shall carry out all directions, general or

special, of the Port Trust given in relation to such

committee or its affairs.

(2) The Port Trust may from time to time discharge,

alter, continue, or reconstitute any committee appoint-

ed by it.

Acts of Port Trust: 13.

Validity

Minutes to be kept

Commissioner: Personally

66ncerned.

The validity of acts done by the Port Trust

shall not be affected by any error or defect in the

election or appointment of any commissioner, or by

the fact that the full number of commissioners has

not been appointed, or by the fact that any person

acting as a commissioner is disqualified or that any

oommissioner has vacated his seat.

14.

The Port Trust shall cause minutes of its

decisions to be kept upon the official papers and cause

minutes to be kept of its proceedings at forml

meetings. A copy of all such minutes shall as soon as

possible after signature be sent to the Government.

A copy of the minutes except such portions thereof

as the Chairman may in any particular case direct shall

be open to the inspection of the public at the Office

of the Port Trust.

15.(1) No commissioner may vote upon any matter in

which he is personally concerned, and if that matter

concerns a contract or arrangement which it is proposed

the Port Trust shall enter into he shall not take

any part in the discussion.

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