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CAP. 391]

Broadcasting Authority

[1989 Ed.

"licensee” means a company granted any such licence; (Replaced 52 of 1989

s. 2)

"principal executive officer" means the principal executive officer of the

Authority referred to in section 13.

PART II

3.

ESTABLISHMENT AND PROCEDURES OF THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY

Establishment of the Broadcasting Authority

There is hereby established a Broadcasting Authority which shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and in that name may sue and be sued.

4. Membership of the Authority

(1) The Authority shall consist of

(a) 3 public officers; and

(b) not less than 6 nor more than 9 persons ordinarily resident in Hong Kong and who have been so resident for at least 7 years, not being public officers,

appointed by the Governor.

(2) Subject to subsections (3), (4), (5) and (6), a member of the Authority other than a public officer shall hold office for such period, not exceeding 3 years from the date of his appointment, as is specified by the Governor and shall be eligible for reappointment.

(3) A member of the Authority may at any time, by notice in writing to the Governor, resign from the Authority.

(4) If any member of the Authority-----

(a) has been absent from the meetings of the Authority without its

permission for a period longer than 3 months;

(b) becomes bankrupt or enters into a composition or scheme of arrangement with his creditors, within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6);

(c) becomes incapacitated by physical or mental illness;

(d) ceases to be ordinarily resident in Hong Kong; or

(e) is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a

member of the Authority,

the Governor may by notice in writing declare his office as a member of the Authority to be vacant.

(5) Where any member of the Authority resigns or the office of any member otherwise becomes vacant before the expiry of his period of

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