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Documents of the Centre.
Objects of the Centre.
Powers of the Centre.
Ord. No. 11/86
HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE
5. (1) The Centre may make and execute any document in the performance or exercise of its functions or powers or in connexion with any matter reasonably incidental to or consequential upon the performance or exercise of its functions or
powers.
(2) Any document purporting to be duly executed under the seal of the Centre shall be admitted in evidence and shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been duly executed.
6.
Subject to this Ordinance, the objects of the Centre are--
(a) to promote, sponsor, encourage and provide for the appreciation of and participation in the visual, literary, musical and performing arts of whatever nature;
(b) to promote, exhibit, display and perform such arts, publicly and otherwise; (c) to promote, support, sponsor, encourage and provide facilities for the
learning and practising of such arts;
(d) to initiate, support and sponsor the creation, composition and production
of such arts;
(e) to co-operate with and assist persons, companies, societies, bodies and associations which have as their objects any of the objects specified in paragraphs (a) to (d);
(f) such objects ancillary and incidental to the objects specified in paragraphs
(a) to (e) as the Board may consider appropriate; and
(g) to apply its profits howsoever derived solely towards the promotion of its
objects specified in this section,
in and outside Hong Kong,
7. Subject to this Ordinance and to the Special Conditions of the Private Treaty Grant to the Centre of Inland Lot 8382, the Centre may do all such things as are necessary for, or incidental or conducive to, the better carrying out of its objects and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may-
(a) acquire, take on lease, purchase, hold and enjoy property, movable or immovable, and sell, let or otherwise dispose of or deal with such property; (b) enter into any contract;
(c) provide facilities and amenities for users of the Centre;
(d) employ staff, advisors and consultants and set terms of remuneration and
conditions of their employment;
(e) provide residential accommodation for staff, advisers, consultants, visiting
artists and performers, and for their dependants;
(provide or contribute to pensions, gratuities or other benefits for staff and
their dependants;
(g) invest the funds of the Centre in such manner and to such extent as it thinks
appropriate or expedient;
(h) borrow money in such manner and on such security or terms as it thinks
appropriate or expedient;
(i) apply for and receive any grant in aid, sponsorship or donation for the purpose of performing its functions, on such conditions as it thinks appropriate or expedient;
(j) erect, provide, equip, maintain, alter, remove, demolish, replace, enlarge, improve and keep in repair its buildings, premises, furniture and equipment; (k) fix and collect fees, subscriptions and charges and specify conditions for the
use of facilities and services provided by it;
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(1) reduce, waive or refund fees, subscriptions or charges fixed in the exercise of its powers under this section generally or in any particular case or class of
case;
(m) receive and solicit gifts, whether on trust or otherwise, and act as trustee of
moneys or other property vested in it on trust;
(n) print, reproduce or publish or arrange for the printing, reproduction or publishing of any manuscript, book, play, music, script, programme, poster, advertisement or other material including video and audio material, as it deems expedient;
(0) commission any play, script, composition, choreography, film, work of
visual art or other work;
(p) either alone or jointly with others, mount or present any exhibition or
dramatic, musical, dance or film production;
(q) provide financial assistance, by way of grant or loan, in pursuance of its
objects.
PART III
THE BOARD
8. (1) There is hereby established a Board to be known as the Board of Establishment of Governors of the Hong Kong Arts Centre.
(2) The Board shall be the governing and executive body of the Centre and, as such, may exercise all the powers conferred and shall perform all the duties imposed on the Centre by this Ordinance.
9.
(1) The Board shall consist of not more than 15 members.
(2) The following persons shall be members of the Board--
(a) the Chief Executive, ex officio;
(b) not more than 3 members appointed by the Governor;
(c) 1 member appointed by the Urban Council;
(d) 1 member appointed by the Regional Council;
(e) 2 members elected by individual members of the Centre under section
21(1)(a) who shall represent the interests of the individual members;
(f) 2 members nominated by the organization members of the Centre elected under section 21(1)(b) who shall represent the interests of the organization members; and
(g) at least 2 members but not more than 5 members, being persons interested in the visual, literary, musical or performing arts, co-opted by the members of the Board who are members under any of the foregoing paragraphs.
(3) The first appointment of the members of the Board urder subsection (2)(b) shall be made as soon as possible after the commencement of this Ordinance.
(4) All members of the Board shall be individual members of the Centre.
the Board.
Membership of
the Board.
10. (1) The Chairman of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor from Officers of the amongst the members of the Board for such period not exceeding 3 years as the Board. Governor may determine or until he sooner ceases to hold office as a member of the Board, whichever is the earlier.
(2) The Deputy Chairman of the Board shall be appointed by the members of the Board from amongst themselves for such period not exceeding 3 years as the Board may determine or until he sooner ceases to hold office as a member of the Board, whichever is the earlier.
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