1964_BROADCASTING_AUTHORITY_ORDINANCE — Page 6

1989 Ed.]

Broadcasting Authority

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appointment, the Governor may appoint another person to hold office until the expiry of the period for which such member was originally appointed.

(6) Where any member of the Authority is precluded by temporary absence or incapacity from exercising the functions of a member for any period, the Governor may appoint another person to hold office in place of such member during that period.

(7) A member appointed under subsection (5) or (6) shall have the same rights, powers, duties and liabilities as if he had been appointed under subsection (1).

(8) For the purposes of this section a person shall be regarded as ordinarily resident in Hong Kong if he is resident in Hong Kong for not less than-

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(a) 180 days in any calendar year; or

(b) 300 days in any 2 consecutive calendar years.

Chairman and vice-chairman

(1) The Governor shall appoint-

(a) a member of the Authority other than a member who is a public officer to be the chairman of the Authority; and

(b) a member of the Authority to be the vice-chairman of the Authority,

and may at any time revoke any such appointment.

(2) A member appointed under subsection (1) may at any time, by notice in writing to the Governor, resign from the office of chairman or vice-chairman.

6. Meetings

(1) Meetings of the Authority shall, subject to this section, be held at such times and places as the chairman, or in his absence the vice-chairman, may appoint.

(2) At any meeting of the Authority-

(a) 7 members shall form a quorum;

(b) the chairman or, if he is absent or vacates the chair, the vice-chairman, or, if he also is absent or vacates the chair, such member as the members present shall appoint, shall preside;

(c) every question shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting thereon;

(d) in the event of an equality of votes the member presiding shall have a casting vote in addition to his original vote.

(3) The Authority may make standing orders, not inconsistent with this Ordinance, for the purposes of regulating-