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(5) The Board shall as soon as possible appoint

a Secretary of the Board who may be a member of the

Board.

(6) The Chief Executive, or the Secretary (if he

is a member of the Board), shall not be appointed to be

the Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Board.

Chief Executive.

11. (1) The Board shall by resolution appoint

the Chief Executive, on such terms as may be agreed, who

shall be responsible to the Board and in whom shall be

vested the management, conduct and administration of

the Centre.

(2) If for any period the Chief Executive is

absent from Hong Kong or is, for any other reason,

unable to perform the functions of his office, the

Board may by resolution appoint a person to act as

Chief Executive during that period.

(3) With effect from the commencement of this

Ordinance and until the Chief Executive is appointed

under subsection (1), the General Manager, Hong Kong

Arts Centre, immediately prior to the commencement of

this Ordinance shall be the Chief Executive.

Term of office, resignation of members, etc. (Cap. 1.)

12. (1) Without prejudice to section 42 of the

Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance, a member

of the Board appointed under section 9(2)(b), (c) or (d)

shall hold office for a specified period not exceeding 3 years.