608543-1928-Supplementary-Bill-read-a-first-time--Chinese-Temples — Page 5

General

Chinese Charities Fund.

Temple keeper.

Power to delegate.

Closing of

falls into

disuse.

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8.-(1) The General Chinese Charities Fund re- ferred to in section 7 shall be held in such manner as the Chinese Temples Committee may direct, and may in the discretion of the Chinese Temples Committee be applied (a) to the pay of the necessary staff and the other expenses incurred by the Chinese Temples Com- mittee in carrying out the powers conferred upon the Committee by this Ordinance, and (b) for the purposes of any Chinese charity in the Colony.

(2) The accounts of the General Chinese Charities Fund shall be audited at such times and in such manner as the Governor may direct.

9.-(1) It shall be lawful for the Chinese Temples Committee to let by tender, the office of sz chuk

, temple keeper), of any particular temple.

(2) It shall be within the discretion of the Chinese Temples Committee to determine the conditions of any tender, the manner in which tenders shall be called for, and the powers and obligations of any particular sz chuk.

(3) Any lump sum or periodical payment paid by any person is respect of any tender by him for the office of sz chuk shall be deemed to be part of the revenue of the particular Chinese temple in question.

(4) It shall also be lawful for the Chinese Temples Committee to appoint any person, without tender, to the office of sz chuk of any particular temple.

(5) It shall be lawful for the Chinese Temples Com- mittee to give one month's notice in writing to the sz chuk of any particular Chinese temple, whether appointed by the Chinese Temples Committee or not, terminating the tenure of his office, and upon the termination of the notice the person in question shall be deemed to have vacated such office, and thereafter shall not act as sz chuk of that particular Chinese temple unless reappointed by the Chinese Temples Committee.

10. It shall be lawful for the Chinese Temples Committee to delegate to such person as they may think fit the administration of any particular temple and of the revenues of such temple, and to revoke any such delegation.

11.—(1) If it appears to the Chinese Temples Com- temple which mittee that there is reason to believe that any registered Chinese temple is falling or has fallen into disuse, or that the funds and revenues of any registered Chinese temple are insufficient for its maintenance, it shall be lawful for the Committee to call, in such manner and at such time and place as to the Committee may seem fit, a meeting of such persons as may appear to the Committee to be interested in the matter, and to lay the facts before such interested persons as may attend such meeting, and to ascertain the views of such persons.

(2) If upon considering such views (if any) and all the circumstances of the case it appears to the Com- mittee that sufficient support of the temple in question is not likely to be forthcoming is shall be lawful for the Committee to order the temple to be closed.

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