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The first Chairman of the General Committee shall be Mr. Frederick Charles Hall, and thereafter the Chairman for the time being shall be appointed by the General Committee.
On the resignation, death, or other determination of the membership of any member of the General Committee, other than the Chairman for the time being of the Ladies' Advisory Committee, the General Committee shall appoint a successor, and in making such appointment the General Committee shall, unless there is good reason to the contrary, maintain on the General Committee three nominees of the Board of Directors of the Young Men's Christian Association of Hong Kong and three representatives of the subscribers to the Cheero Club Fund.
Committee.
6. The Ladies' Advisory Committee shall consist of not Ladies less than six or more than twelve members. The first mem- Advisory bers of the Ladies' Advisory Committee shall be Mrs. Edith Lewis, Mrs. Eileen Bellamy, Mrs. Esme Henderson, Mrs. Ethel Tinson, Mrs. Nancy Fitzgerald, Mrs. Gladys Baskett, Mrs. Margery Bowes-Smith, Mrs. Helen Drummond and Mrs. Hildred Shellshear.
The Chairman of the Ladies' Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Ladies' Advisory Committee.
On the resignation, death, or other determination of the membership of any member of the Ladies' Advisory Com- mittee any vacancy so caused shall, if the General Committee think fit, be filled by the General Committee on the recom- mendation of the Ladies' Advisory Committee.
of powers to Ladies'
7. The General Committee shall from time to time Delegation delegate to the Ladies' Advisory Committee such powers as the General Committee shall consider expedient, in order, Advisory subject to the directions of the General Committee, to vest Committee. in the Ladies' Advisory Committee the control and manage- ment of the Cheero Club.
8. The General Committee shall have full power to make Power to regulations and by-laws:-
(a) For the control and management of any premises owned or occupied by the Corporation, and in regard to all matters incidental to the conduct of such premises.
(b) For the internal management, subject to the advice. of the Ladies' Advisory Committee, of the Cheero Club.
make re- gulations, etc.
hold and
9. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the Power to Corporation shall have power to acquire, accept leases acquire, of, purchase, take, hold and enjoy any lands, buildings, sell property. messuages or tenements of what nature or kind soever and wheresoever situated, and also to invest moneys upon mort- gage of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements, or upon the mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities of any government, municipality, corporation or company, and also to purchase, acquire and possess vessels, goods and chattels of what nature and kind soever.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (1), the Corporation shall not acquire any immovable property in the Colony unless it shall have previously obtained the special consent of the Governor-in-Council in each case.
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