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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH APRIL, 1892.

Short title.

Grant of Corporation.

I'ower to hold lands and sue and be sued in

corporate пате.

Object and purpose of incorporation.

Management of the Society.

Elective Committee.

Committee how elected.

Permanent Board of Direction.

Power of Board of Direction.

Further powers.

Be it

conditions and provisions hereinafter contained. therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Pó Léung Kuk Incorporation Ordinance.

2. The said several persons whose names and descriptions are set out and contained in the schedule of this Ordinance together with such and so many other persons as shall from time to time become donors of any sum not under ten dollars to the funds of the said Society and whose name shall be entered upon the register of members hereinafter provided, shall be one body politic and corporate, in name and in deed by the name of "The Pó Léung Kuk with perpetual succession and a common seal, and with power to purchase, hold, take, and enjoy to themselves and their successors all houses, buildings, lands and hereditament which they may require for the purposes of the said Society; and shall and may sue and be sued in their corporate name in all Courts whether of Law or of Equity.

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3. The corporation is erected for the purpose of establish- ing and maintaining a society for assisting the Government in carrying out the laws for the protection of women aud children; for aiding by correspondence and other means in the detection and bringing to justice of persons guilty of kidnapping and other kindred offences; for helping to restore rescued women and children to their relatives and guardians; for providing a home for destitute women and children until proper provision is made for their marriage, adoption, settlement in life or otherwise for their welfare; and for affording temporary accommodation for persons who are friendless and aiding them to return to their homes. 4. The affairs of the Society shall be managed and its various functions discharged by an Elective Committee of members under the supervision and direction of a Permanent Board of Direction.

5. The Elective Committee shall consist of not less than six and not more than twelve members of the Society, to be elected as hereinafter mentioned, who shall from time to time appoint one of their Body to be chairman; and every member of the said Committee shall hold office for the term of one year only, but shall be re-eligible at the expiration thereof.

6. The members of the said Committee shall be elected from time to time as occasion shall require by a majority of votes of members of the Society who shall be within the Colony at the time of such election, and every such member of the Society shall be entitled to one vote only.

7. The Permanent Board of Direction shall consist of not less than five and not more than eight persons including the Registrar General who shall be ex officio the President and also the Member of the Legislative Council for the time being representing the Chinese who shall be ex officio the Vice-President. The first Permanent Board of Direction shall consist of the persons whose names are contained, in the schedule to this Ordinance with the addition of the two ex officio members as above provided. Vacancies in this Board shall be filled up from time to time by the Governor who may call upon the continuing members of the Board for their recommendation.

8. The Board of Direction shall, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, have full power and authority to govern, direct and decide all matters whatsoever connected with the administration of the affairs of the Society and the accom- plishment of the objects and purposes thereof, and may at discretion depute a portion or the whole of its power and authority to the Elective Committee who shall, under such rules and regulations as may from time to time be made by the Board of Direction in that behalf, undertake and exercise the immediate supervision and management of the Society.

9. The Board of Direction shall have power, with the consent of the Governor, to change or vary the corporate name and the common seal of the Society, and the amount of the donation to the funds of the Society hereinbefore prescribed as a qualification for becoming a member thereof, and may, with such consent as aforesaid, refuse to admit any person as a member of the Society or may expel any existing member, and cause his name to be erased from the register.