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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 12, 1930. 661

(4) The Chairman of the Tung Wah Hospital for the previous year, or the person entitled to preside in his absence, shall preside at the three elections referred to in this section.

(5) In the event of two or more Directors designate being returned at the head of the poll with an equality of votes at any election under this section there shall be a revote, or if necessary a series of revotes, to determine which of such directors shall be elected.

(6) In the event of the death, resignation, incapacity or absence of the Chairman at any time, the Second Principal Director shall act as Chairman and shall have all the powers and duties of the Chairman, and in the event of death, resignation, incapacity or absence of the Second Principal Director so acting, the Third Principal Director shall nct as Chairman and shall have all the powers and duties of the Chairman.

(7) In the event of the death, resignation, incapacity or absence of the three Principal Directors, it shall be lawful for the corporation to elect in their stead a Chairman and two other Principal Directors to hold office either tem- porarily or for the remainder of the current year, and at such elections a member of the Advisory Board shall preside.

10. Subject to any specific instructions given by the Powers of members of the corporation at a general meeting of the Directors. members of the corporation, the Directors for the time being may exercise any of the powers and rights conferred on or acquired by the corporation, and may perform any of the obligations and duties imposed on or assumed by the corporation, and such exercise of any such power or right and any such performance of any such obligation or duty, shall bind the corporation.

11.-(1) There shall be a committee to be known as Advisory the Advisory Board whose duties shall be to advise the Board, Directors upon occasion on any matter affecting the cor- poration or its administration.

(2) The Board shall consist of not more than fifteen persous, four of whom shall be nominated by the Directors of the previous year annually and shall hold office for one year, and the remainder of whom shall be appointed by the Governor for such period or periods, and upon such forms, as he shall think fit.

(3) One of the four persons to be nominated annually by the Directors of the previous year shall be a resident of Kowloon or New Kowloon.

(4) The advice of the Advisory Board shall be given at a joint meeting of the Directors and the Advisory Board. Such joint meeting shall be called by the Chair- man of the Directors-

(a) when the Directors desire the advice of the

Advisory Board;

(b) whenever the Advisory Board give the Chair- man notice in writing that they desire to discuss with the Directors any specified matter affect- ing the corporation or its administration.

The Chairman shall give the Directors and the members of the Advisory Board at least four clear days notice in writing of any such joint meeting.

12.-(1) At any meeting of the Directors seven Quorum and Directors shall form a quorum.

(2) Every question at any meeting of the Directors shall be decided by a majority of votes of the Directors present, and in case of an equality of votes the chairman shall have a second or casting vote.

majority decision.

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