SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS INCORPORATION ORDINANCE, 1928

SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS INCORPORATION ORDINANCE, 1928

No. 26 of 1927, repealed by No. 38 of 1932.

No. 27 of 1927, repealed by No. 10 Of 1933.

No. 28 of 1927, incorporated in No. 21 Of 1909.

1928.

No. 1 of 1928, incorporated in No. 44 Of 1902.

No. 2 of 1928, repealed by No. 21 Of 1932.

No. 3 of 1928.

An Ordinance to provide for the incorporation of the Secretary for
Chinese Affairs.

[10th April, 1928.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Secretary for Chinese Affairs
Incorporation Ordinance, 1928.

2. The person for the time being performing the duties of the office of
Secretary for Chinese. Affairs shall be a corporation sole (hereinafter called
the corporation), and shall have the name of The Secretary for Chinese
Affairs Incorporated ' and by that name shall and may sue and be sued in all
courts in this Colony and shall and may have and use a common seal.

3.-(1) The corporation shall have power to acquire, accept leases of,
purchase, take, hold and enjoy any lands, buildings, messuages or
tenements of what nature or kind soever and wheresoever situated, and also
to invest moneys upon mortgage of any lands, buildings, messuages or
tenements or upon the





mortgages, debentures, stlocks, funds, shares or securities of any
government, municipality, corporation or company, and also to
purchase, acquire and possess goods and chattels of what nature
and kind soever.

(2) The corporation shall further have power by deed under
its seal to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender, exchange,
partition, yield up, mortgage, demise, reassign, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any lands, buildings, messuages, tenements,
mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities, or
other goods and chattels whatsoever, which are for the time
being vested in or belonging to the corporation, upon such terms
as to the corporation may seem fit.

4. Notwithstanding any change in the occupant of the
corporation, whether on account of death, departure on leave,
return from leave, temporary employment elsewhere, restimp-
tion of duties, new appointment or other emise whatsoever,
and notwithstanding the nature of the properly or rights, all
property and rights whatsoever, transferred to the corporation
or to any occupant of the corporation as such, in any manner
whatsoever, shall vest or remain vested in the corpomtion so as
to be capable of being dealt with by the occupant of the
corpora tion for the time being and shall not vest in any occupant
in his natural capacity.

5. If any question arises as to who is or was at any time
the occupant of the corporation for the time being, a certificate
under the hand of the Colonial Secretary shall he conclusive
evidence for all purposes whatsoever as to to the person who is
or was the occupant.

6. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the
Corporation shall he sealed in the presence of the occupant of
the corporation for the time being, and such deeds and instru-
ments, and all other documents, instruments and writings
requiring the signature of the corporation, shall be signed
such occupant.

7. The pieces or parcels of ground specilled by their
respective Land Office registex references or Crown Rent Roll
entries in the Schedule, together with all rightsm easements and
appurtenances belonging or appertaining thereto or therewith





usually held, occupied and enjoyed, are hereby transferred to
and vested in the corporation, for the terms granted and subject
to the payment of the rents and the performance of the
covenants and conditions reserved by and contained in the
respective Crown leases of the said pieces or parcels of ground
in all cases where there is a Crown lease, and in all cases where
there is no Crown lease, for the term, and subject to the
payment of the rent and the performance of the covenants and
conditions, to be implied in all the circumstances of the case,
and in every case whatsoever subject to the trusts on which the
respective pieces or parcels of ground were held immediately
before the commencement of this Ordinance.

8. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to
affect the hghts of His Majesty the King His Heirs and
Successors, or the rights of any body politic or corporate or of
any other person except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance
and those claiming by, from or under them.

SCHEDULE. [s. 7.]





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PART IV,-contd.

Lantao Island D.D. 312, Lantao Island D.D. 316,
'Lot'No. 687. Lot No. 1926.
Lantao Island D.D. 312, Lantao Island D.D. 319,
Lot No. 695. Lot No. 114.
Lantao Island D.D. 313, Lantao Island D.D. 319,
Ldt No: 58. Lot No. 115.
Lantao Island D.D. 313, Lantao Island D.D. 322,
Lot No. 275. Lot No. 536.
Lantao Island D.D. 316, Lantao Island D.D. 328,
Lot No.' 1869. Lot No. 1324.
Lantao Island D.D. 316, Lantao Island D.D. 350,
Lot No. 1873. Lot No. 553.
Lantao Island D.D .316, Siu Ah Chau Lot No. 53.
Loi No. 1916. Siu Ah Chau Lot No. 54.
Lantao Island D.D. 316,
Lot No. 1925

[2.12.32.] [26.5.33.] [24.6.32.] [Originally No. 3 of 1928.] Short title. Incorporation of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. Powers of corporation. Property and rights transferred to corporation to vest or remain vested in corporation and not to pass to personal representatives of occupant. Evidence as to the identity of the occupant of the corporation. Execution of documents. Vesting of property. Schedule. Saving of rights of the Crown and of certain other rights. [Sched. contd.] [Sched. contd.] [Sched. contd.]

[2.12.32.] [26.5.33.] [24.6.32.] [Originally No. 3 of 1928.] Short title. Incorporation of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. Powers of corporation. Property and rights transferred to corporation to vest or remain vested in corporation and not to pass to personal representatives of occupant. Evidence as to the identity of the occupant of the corporation. Execution of documents. Vesting of property. Schedule. Saving of rights of the Crown and of certain other rights. [Sched. contd.] [Sched. contd.] [Sched. contd.]

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