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THE HONGKONG
RESOLUTION INCREASES DIRECTORS' FEES
TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1932.
your interests.
the
|H.K. CONSTRUCTION extent of time and work devoted in When the subject matter of this amendment was first mentioned to mo COMPANY
Wo think, it will be admitted, that by Hon. Mr. Braga (the Company's old scale of remuneration is not Managing Director), we had a discus- nearly enough when duo regard is sien upon it, and in daforonco to Mr. had to the altered condition of the Bragn's views, I agreed that if such Company's business. Having said as amendment wero pressed, I would no- much as I have done, I feel I shouldfrain from votifig against it, but I add, on behalf of the Board, that the intimated to Mr. Braga, and I desired adoption of the Resolution will be him to so inform Mr. Gould, that I left entirely in your hands, in the trusted the amendment would not be bellef that the shareholders will con proceeded with because, to my mind, cur in the Aonse of justification which if it were, the fact thereof would bo has prompted your Board to move for į regrettable, as the polley involved the alteration in Article 98 providing therein not only constituted an un- for the payment of increased re- warranted reflection upon the Direc muneration for the services of yourtors in putting Torward their resolu
I may add that the pro- tion for an increase of fees, but would Directors. posed increase has the approval of not result in any appreciable saving Sir Robert Ho Tung, who, though to the shareholders. n Director, is also the Company's largest shareholder.
AMENDMENT FAILS.
A meeting of shareholders of the Hongkong Engineering and Construc- tion Company was held yesterday af- ternoon at 3 pm. The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga was in the chair, the other directors present being Mr. J. Scott Haraton, Mr. Lo Cheung-ahlu and Mr. L. Kadooric.
.Others present were Mr. A. R. F. Raven, general works manager, Mr.
The Formal Motion.
I formally move the following Re-
B. Alves, secretary, Mr. R. A.
Anolution: That the Articles of A# Wadeson, of Messrs. Deacons, (Bolici-sociation of the Company be altered tors) and the following shareholders. Mesará. H. Braga, K. Stuart-Smith, M. Figueiredo,
J. Gould, S.
C. P. Marques, M. H. Lo, M. K. Lo, J. V. Braga, A. M. Broga, P. L. Silva and Cha
Kam-moon.
The Chairman, addressing the meet-
Haji insolution which I have to put before you for consideration and ap- proval reads as follows:
That the Articles of Association of the Company be altered in manner following:
(n) By the deletion of the whole of Article 98 of the Company's Articles of Association and by the substitution of the following Article in its place.
mauner following:
"(R), By the deletion of the whole of Article 98 of the Company's Ar- ticles of Association and by the substitution of the following Article it: its place.
As, however, Mr. Gould has insisted upon proceeding with the amendment, I desire to state that the request for
retrospective Directors feen emanated from my- Increase in tho self and received the concurrence of Sir Robert Ho Tung, who although also a Director of the Company, is its Inrgest shareholder.
Not Excessive.
In putting forward my request, I did so in the knowledge that the in- creased remuneration asked for was 4408. From and after the first in no way excessive In view of the day of January, 1932, cach Diree large increase in the amount of work tar other than the Managing Direc.which has for some considerable time tor shall be paid by way of past been entailed upon the Dirac- remuneration for his services at the Lora by reason of the Company's new rate of $2,000 per annum and such activities. remuneration shall be deemed to accruo de die in diem and shall be payable by half yearly instal
ments."
If shareholders have any comments to make thereon or any questions to 95. From and after the first day put in relation thereto, I shall be of January, 1932, each Director pleased to reply to any remarki other than the Managing Director which any of you may feel inclined to ahall be paid by way of remunera- address to the chair. If passed at tion for his services at the rate of this meeting, the Resolution will be
such re-submitted for confirmation ni $2,000 per annums and muneration shall be deemed to ne- meeting advertised to take place on crue de die in diem and shall be Friday, the 26th August, 1902, al payable by half yearly instalments, three o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr. Choi Wing-hay seconded the resolution,
Amendment Moved.
the
I have been concerned as a director of componies for nearly thirty years, and I think I can honestly claim that I have never received or sought to remuneration as a Director receive which the circumstances in connexion with my services did not fully war- rant-Indeed I can go further and say that, in the ease of many companies,
have done far more work than 1. have been paid for.
Having voleed my views as above, shali, pursuant to my arrangement with Hon. Mr. Braga, refrain from voting against the amendment, and I ❘ would add that in doing so, I am bear- ing in mind the fact that it was solely by reason of Mr. Braga's efforts that this Company was rescued from per-
dition.
Development Scheme. By the Company's Articles of As- soriation, the maximum number of
Air. Gould moved an amendment to Directors is eight Actually, there Mr. Brogn's resolution to the effect are five Directors on the Board at that from and after the 1st. day of
Resolution Carried. present, including the Mannging
Replying to Mr. Scott Harston, Mr. Director. The practical effect of the January. 1933, each director other Resolution, if you see fit to adopt it, than the Managing Director shall be Gould said that he did not imply that and if it should be confirmed at a paid by way of remuneration for his the directors' fees were unwarranted, subsequent meeting, will be the in-services at the rate of $2,000 per but as the Company was just getting crease of the Company's expenditure annum, and such remuneration shall be on its feet, he thought that the action in respect of Directors' fees
rs' fees (other deemed to aceruse de die in diem and was rather premature.
Following some discussion, Mr. Managing than the
Director's
sald
that he would like to bring muneration), with a Board composed stalments,
three sent, of $4,000 a year, as it is a Company's
Since the
capital reor-
liquidation: the second was that when ganisation two years ago, and your whether it was the intention to in- Company wished to go into voluntary
crease the number of directors. later adoption of their proposal to
the Directors thought of a The Chairman said that for the scheme one of them offered to give building initiate a land and building develop present they had no intention of doing ment scheme, the duties and response, but he could not vouch for the personal security, and the third was sibilities of the Directors have been
the forfeiture of a substantial amount future. very
largely increased. For some
for under-writing feen in connexion time past your Board has felt that
with the new issues. a fee of a thousand dollars a year for cach. Director is altogether Inade- quate and they ask your authority, by virtue of the Resolution now submit- ted to you, to increase their fees to bring them more in accord with the has just been proposed by Mr. Gould.meeting concluded.
shall be payable by half yearly in Bruints to the notice of the meet-
In moving the amendment, Mr. ing. The first was that in 1930 the
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Mr. Gould said that he was not aware of this, and therefore wished to withdraw his amendment.
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