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Section 21. The Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Recording Secretary and Treasurer of the Board of Directors, together with the Chairman of the committee of a Branch and the General Secretary of the Association, shall constitute the Executive Committee of the Association. The powers and duties of the Executive Committee shall be governed by regulations of the Association.

ARTICLE V.--STANDING COMMITTEES.

Section 22. The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate part of its duties to committees.

Section 23. The Chairman of each committee shall be appointed by the President of the Association.

Section 24. The number in each committee, their terms of office and duties shall be governed by regulations or resolutions of the Association.

Section 25. The President and the General Secretary of the Association shall be ex-officio members of every com- mittee.

ARTICLE VI.-SECRETARIES.

Section 26. The secretaries shall administer the affairs of the Association, in accordance with the principles and policy as provided by the Constitution and regulations.

Section 27. The appointment of secretaries and their duties shall be governed by the regulations and other rules of the Association.

ARTICLE VII.—BRANCHES.

Section 28. Members of the Association,

resident in

Hong Kong, may organize Branches of the Association in accordance with the Constitution of the Association and subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE VIII.- AMENDMENTS.

Section 29. Amendments to this Constitution, except Sections 2, 3, 4 and 7, may be made at any general meeting held under Section 10, provided that the proposed amendment shall have been sent in writing to the Secretary for examina- tion by the Board of Directors, and publication at least one month before the next general meeting, and that it shall be passed at such general meeting by a two-thirds majority of all members present at the meeting; and provided also that no such amendment shall be effective until the Constitution as so amended is approved by the Governor of Hong Kong.

Objects and Reasons.

1. The Chinese Young Men's Christian Association in Hong Kong was formed in 1901 under the management of the Directors of the Association with the object of promoting the formation of Christian character and the cultivation of Christian spirit of service among Chinese young men.