CHURCH OF ENGLAND TRUST ORDINANCE

CHURCH OF ENGLAND TRUST ORDINANCE

LAWS OF HONG KONG

CHURCH OF ENGLAND TRUST ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 1014





CHAPTER 1014.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND TRUST ORDINANCE.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

Section...................................... page.

1. Short title ................................ ... ... ... ... ... ... 3
2. Interpretation ............................. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3

TRUSTEES.

3. Constitution of the trustees .............. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4

4. Notification of change in trustees ..... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5

5. Incorporation and general powers of the trustees ... ... ... ... ... 5

6. Vesting of property in trustees ........... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6

7. Delegation of powers to church councils ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8

8. Boards of patronage ....................... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8

REGULATIONS.

9. Regulations for trustees and church councils ... ... ... ... ... ... 9

CHURCH COUNCILS.

10.........................................Church councils of Saint John's Cathedral and of Saint Andrew's Church 10

MISCELLANEOUS.

11..................Application of Ordinance ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11

12.............Right of visitation ........ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11

13....................Bishop's right to use Cathedral ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11

14...........[Repealed] ................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11

15......................................Government grant for services at prisons and Government hospitals ... 11

16..................Power to erect memorials ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11

17.........................Saving of the Chater Endowment Funds ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12

18.........Saving ............................ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12

Schedule. Letter of Delegation ............. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12





CHAPTER 1014.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND TRUST.

To provide for the incorporation of a body of trustees capable of
holding property for the purposes of the Church of England, and to
providefor the performance of divine worship according to the
rites and ceremonies of the Church of England, andfor certain
objects ancillary to the aforesaid objects.

[18th January, 1930.]
WHEREAS-

(a)Saint John's Cathedral Church was erected on Crown land
partly by means of private subscriptions and partly by means
of public moneys and has since been maintained and kept up
and divine worship has been performed therein and elsewhere
in the Colony in accordance with the provisions of certain
Ordinances and it is expedient to provide for a continuance of
the performance of such divine worship and services in
accordance with the rites and ceremonies of the Church of
England;

(b)the said Cathedral Church is now vested in and administered
by an incorporated Church Body under the name of the
Trustees of Saint John's Cathedral Church in Hong Kong;

(c)Saint Andrew's Church, Kowloon, and buildings connected
therewith were erected on Crown land out of fundsgenerously
furnished by the late Sir Catchick Paul Chater, C.M.G., the
services at the said Church to be conducted according to the
rites and ceremonies of the Church of England;

(d)the trustees of Saint John's Cathedral Church in Hong Kong in
addition to the powers conferred on them by the Saint John's
Cathedral Church Ordinance 1899, were authorized by the
Church Property Vesting Ordinance 1904, to acquire, accept
leases of, purchase, take, hold and enjoy any lands, buildings,
messuages -or tenements and any other property of what kind
or nature soever and wheresoever situate for the purpose of
endowing, supporting, maintaining, carrying on or otherwise
promoting the work of the Church of England in Hong Kong or
in China, whether such work should be of a religious,
educational or social nature or otherwise; and

(e)it is deemed expedient that all lands, buildings, messuages or
tenements, property, funds and endowments (save as
hereinafter mentioned) of the Church of England in the Colony
and elsewhere within the Diocese of Victoria, Hong Kong, shall
as far as possible be transferred to or vested in one central
incorporated authority which may





administer the same for the purpose of endowing, supporting,
maintaining, carrying on or otherwise promoting the work of
the Church of England in Hong Kong or elsewhere in the
Diocese, whether such work be of a religious, educational or
social nature, or otherwise:

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Church of England

Trust Ordinance.

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires

'Bishop' means the Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong;

'chapel of case' means a chapel under a mother church consecrated for
the performance of public worship according to the liturgy of the
Church of England, and so recognized by the Bishop, the
officiating minister whereof has not a separate cure of souls;

'church body' means the trustees of Saint John's Cathedral Church in
Hong Kong as heretofore constituted;

'Church of England' means the English speaking churches of the
diocese in which are performed such rites and ceremonies as are
customary in the Provinces of Canterbury and York and are
authorized by the Bishop:

Provided that nothing in this definition shall prevent the
performance in such churches of such other services as may be
authorized by the Bishop; (Added, 61 of 1970, s. 2)

'commissary' means a person nominated by the Bishop to act for him
or in his stead in accordance with the terms of a written authority
signed by the Bishop, or in the event of the incapacity of the
Bishop or of the voidance of the see, the Dean or such other
person nominated by the Chairman of the House of Bishops;
(Amended, 61 of 1970, s. 2)

'Dean' means the clergyman in charge of Saint John's Cathedral and
holding the Bishop's licence to such office;

'Diocesan Conference' means the assembly of clergy and laity of the
Church of England, constituted according to such rules as have
been approved by the Bishop for the time being; (Amended, 61 of
1970, s. 2)

'diocese' means the area over which the Bishop has ecclesiastical
authority; (Amended, 61 of 1970, s. 2)

'House of Bishops- means the House of Bishops established in
accordance with the constitution of the Council of the Church in
South East Asia; (Added, 61 of 1970, s. 2)

incumbent means a clergyman with a cure of souls in charge of a church
and holding the Bishop's licence thereto;

'trustees' means the trustees appointed by or under the provisions of
section 3.





TRUSTEES.

3.(1) (a) There shall be a body of trustees which, subject to the
other provisions of this Ordinance, shall consist of

(i) The Bishop;
(ii) The Dean;

(iii) The Vicar of Saint Andrew's Church, Kowloon;
(iv) The Vicar of Christ Church, Kowloon Tong,

and their successors in office for the time being, together with
two lay trustees representing Saint John's Cathedral, two lay
trustees representing Saint Andrew's Church, Kowloon, and
two lay trustees representing Christ Church, Kowloon Tong,
and thereafter the persons for the time being duly elected and
appointed in place of the above or any of them as their
successors in accordance with regulations made under this
Ordinance. (Amended, 20 of 1948, s. 4, and 61 of 1970, s. 3)

(b)In the case of every other church to which this Ordinance for
the time being applies and whose incumbent has a separate
cure of souls, the incumbent and two duly elected lay
representatives of such church shall be members of the body
ot trustees. (Amended, 33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule, G.N.
840/40)

(c)All lay trustees shall be actual communicants of the Church of
England, of twenty-one years of age and upwards, of either
sex, and shall be elected at the annual

church meetings as provided for in regulations made under this
Ordinance. (Amended, 61 of 1970, s. 3)

(d)In the event of the absence on leave of any clerical trustee
other than the Bishop it shall be lawful for the trustees in their
discretion, to appoint temporarily the clergyman in charge of
the church concemed.

(2) The Bishop shall have -power to give and revoke a dormant
commission to any clergyman of the Church of England to be a trustee,
and to act for the Bishop in accordance with the terms of the dormant
commission, during any absence of the Bishop from the Colony and
during any incapacity of the Bishop, and to be a trustee and to act in the
stead of the Bishop in the case of voidance of the see. No such dormant
commission shall take active effect on the ground of the incapacity of
the Bishop or the voidance of the see until it has been published in the
Gazette by the Colonial Secretary with the approval of the Governor in
Council, at the request of the remaining trustees then in the Colony.
When a dormant commission has taken active effect upon such
publication on the ground of the incapacity of the Bishop it shall
continue to have active effect until the publication of a notice in the
Gazette by the Colonial Secretary, at the request





of the Bishop and of the majority of the remaining trustees then in the
Colony, suspending such active effect. Unless previously revoked any
such commission shall continue in force, either as a dormant
commission or in active effect as the case may be, after the voidance of
the see until the arrival of a new Bishop or until a new commissary has
been nominated by the Chairman. of the House of Bishops. (Amended,
61 of 1970, -s. 3)

(3)(a) The Bishop or his commissary shall be chairman of the
trustees.

(b)A meeting of the trustees shall be held at least once in 'every
calendar year, and not more than fifteen months after the
holding of the last preceding meeting.

(c) The Bishop or his commissary and at least one-half of the
remaining trustees shall form a quorum.

(d)No act or decision of the trustees shall be valid unless
approved by more than half of the whole number of trustees.

(e)If any act be done or discretion be exercised by the majority of
the trustees, or if any instrument be executed in pursuance
thereof, no such act, discretion or instrument shall be
questioned on the ground that the other trustees, or any of
them, did not concur or join therein, or objected thereto.

4. (1) All changes in the constitution of the trustees shall be
notified to the Colonial Secretary and-published by him in the Gazette.

(2) No such change shall be deemed to have been made unless it
has been so published in the Gazette. (Amended, 33 of 1939, Supp.
Schedule, G.N. 840/40)

(3) The production of a copy of the Gazette containing any such
notification shall be prima facie evidence as to the constitution of the
trustees.

(4) The trustees shall when required by the Governor furnish to him
satisfactory proof of the succession, election or appointment of any
new member thereof.

5. (1) The trustees shall be a body corporate under the name of
'The Trustees of the Church of England in the Diocese of Victoria,
Hong Kong-, and by that name shall have perpetual succession and
shall and may sue and be sued in all courts and shall and may have and
use a common seal and may break, change, alter and make anew the said
seal.

(2) The trustees shall have power to acquire, accept leases of,
purchase, take, hold and enjoy any lands, buildings, messuages or
tenements of what nature and kind soever and wheresoever situate, and
also invest moneys upon mortgage of any lands,





buildings, messuages or tenements, or upon the mortgages, debentures,
stocks, funds, shares or securities of any government, municipality,
corporation or company, and also to purchase, acquire and possess
goods and chattels of what nature or kind soever, for the purpose of
endowing, supporting, maintaining carrying on or otherwise promoting
the work of the Church of England in Hong Kong or elsewhere in the
diocese whether such work be of a religious, educational or social nature
or otherwise. (Amended, 33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule, G.N. 840/40)

(3) Subject to the provisions of section 6, the trustees shall further
have power by deed or writing under their common seal to grant, sell,
convey, assign, surrender, yield up, mortgage, demise, reconvey,
reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of or deal with any lands,
buildings, messuages, tenements, goods and chattels or other property
which are for the time being vested in or belonging to the trustees, upon
such terms as to the trustees may seem fit:

Provided that nothing in this section shall be construed so as to
authorize any breach of trust on the part of the trustees.

(4) All deeds and other documents requiring the common seal of
the trustees shall be sealed with such seal and shall be signed by two
trustees. (Replaced, 61 of 1970, s. 4)

6. (1) Saint John's Cathedral Church and the precincts thereof
together with all buildings, rights, easements and appurtenances
thereunto belonging, and together with all the estate, right, title and
interest of the church body as heretofore constituted shall vest in the
trustees in fee simple for the sole and express purpose of a church and to
the intent th-at divine worship and the services usual in the Church of
England shall be therein performed and carried on in accordance with the
rites and ceremonies of the said Church:

Provided that

(a)if at any time the church ceases to be used as a church for
divine worship and the services usual in the Church of England
cease to be performed and carried on therein in accordance
with the said rites and ceremonies, the church and the precincts
thereof shall revert to and become the absolute property of the
Crown unless the same be sold or otherwise disposed of with
the consent in writing of the Governor; and (Amended, 33 of
1939, Supp. Schedule, G.N. 840/40)

(b)the use of any part of the said precincts for the purpose of
schools, quarters for the members of the staff of Saint John's
Cathedral Church and other buildings in connexion with such
church shall be deemed to be use for the purpose of a church
within the meaning of this subsection. (Added, 42 of 1955, s.
2)

(2) All that piece or parcel of ground known and registered in the
Land Office as Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1153 and the





church building and buildings erected thereon, together with all
rights. easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging and
together with all the estate, right, title and interest held upon trust
by the church body as heretofore constituted, shall vest in the
trustees for the residue now unexpired of the term of seventy-five
years created therein by the Crown lease thereof, subject to the
payment of the rent reserved by the said Crown lease and the per-
formance and observance of the lessee's covenants and conditions
therein contained, upon trust to permit the said premises to be used
by the clergyman for the time being in charge of the services of the
said church (or if there be no clergyman in charge by any other
clergyman who may be approved by the Bishop) for the conduct of
such services in accordance with the rites and ceremonies of the
Church of England and for such other purposes not inconsistent
with the provisions of the said Crown lease as may be directed by
the church council duly constituted:

Provided that-
(a)the trustees shall not be deemed personally liable for any
payments of money in excess of that provided or available
for the purposes of the church;
(b)the said premises or any part thereof shall not be used
for any other purpose whatever than for a church the
services of which shall be conducted according to the
rites and ceremonies of the Church of England, and for
the erection of schools or parsonage or other buildings
in connexion with such church. without the previous
licence or consent of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs,
Successors or Assigns, signified in writing by the Governor
of Hong Kong or other person duly authorized in that
behalf; and
(c)the said premises or any part thereof shall not be let,
underlet, mortgaged, assigned or otherwise parted with
without the previous consent of Her said Majesty, Her
Heirs, Successors or Assigns, signified as aforesaid or
upon other terms and provisions than set forth in the
said Crown lease. (Amended, 33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule,
G.N. 840/40, and 61 of 1970, s. 5)

(3) The furniture, fittings, fixtures, chattels and effects held for
the use of Saint John's Cathedral and of Saint Andrew's Church,
Kowloon, and all the right, title, interest, property, claim and
demand therein or thereto of the church body as heretofore consti-
tuted shall vest in the trustees absolutely.

(4) The sum of ten thousand dollars, the endowment fund
for the use of Saint John's Cathedral Hall, and the securities or
investments now representing the same now vested in the church
body under the declaration of trust dated the 3rd day of February,
1922, shall be transferred to and vested in the trustees absolutely
subject to the trusts and provisions of the said declaration of trust.





(5) All books, papers and other documents hitherto kept at Saint
John's Cathedral or Saint Andrew's Church or belonging or appertaining
thereto respectively, and all moneys belonging or due or owing to Saint
John's Cathedral or the church body as heretofore constituted or to
Saint Andrew's Church or the vestry thereof, shall vest in the trustees
absolutely.

(6) AR memorials in or about Saint John's Cathedral and in or about
Saint Andrew's Church shall be under the care and custody of the
trustees.

7. (1) The trustees shall delegate the care and maintenance of any
land, building, furniture, fittings, chattels, effects, records and memorials
and the expenditure of income appertaining to Saint John's Cathedral
Church and Saint Andrew's Church, Kowloon, respectively, and
provision for the administration of the services to be performed therein,
to the respective church councils of such churches to be appointed in
manner hereinafter provided.

(2) The trustees may make similar delegation of their powers in the
case of any other church to which this Ordinance for the time being
applies. (Amended, 33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule, G.N. 840/40)

(3) Every such delegation shall be by an instrument in writing
signed by the Bishop or his commissary and two of the trustees which
shall be in the form provided in the Schedule and shall specify the
property committed to the care of each church council and what powers
and duties the church council shall have in the matter of making
alteration or addition thereto: But no alterations by way of addition or
diminution to the fabric or utensils or ornaments of such churches shall
be made without the previous written consent of the Bishop. (Amended,
33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule, G.N. 840/40)

(4) The trustees shall have power by an instrument signed as
aforesaid to revoke or amend any letter of delegation.

8. (1) Whenever a vacancy occurs or is expected to occur in any
cure of souls the trustees shall appoint a board of patronage, to be
constituted as hereinafter provided, which shall nominate a clergyman
for institution to such cure when vacant and shall return his name to the
trustees together with the recommanded terms of appointment. The
trustees shall before entering into any contract with such clergyman
obtain the written approval of the Bishop or in the case of the incapacity
of the Bishop of his commissary of such appointment. If no notice of
nomination be returned to the trustees and by them to the Bishop or his
commissary within six months after a vacancy in any cure it shall be
competent for the Bishop or his commissary to appoint. (Amended, 33 of
1939, Supp. Schedule, G.N. 840/40, and 61 of 1970, s. 6)

(2) Such board of patronage shall consist of the Bishop or his
commissary, who shall be chairman, one clerical representative one lay
representative of the trustees and four lay representatives

of the church council concemed: (Amended, 61 of 1970, s. 6)





Provided that

(a)the incumbent of the church in which the vacancy is expected
to occur shall not be a member of the board; and (Replaced,
61 of 1970.s. 6)

(b)when a vacancy occurs or is expected to occur in the office of
Dean two additional members (one clerical to represent the
clergy and one lay to represent the laity) shall be appointed by
the Diocesan Conference or in default of such appointment in
such manner as the trustees for the time being may approve.

(3) The time and manner of the summoning and meeting of such
board and the mode of its procedure shall be determined by the board
itself, subject to any direction that may be given by the trustees. The
Bishop or his commissary and not less than three representatives of the
church council concemed shall constitute a quorum.

(4) The fixing of the salary of the clergyman in charge of any
church shall be determined by a sub-committee consisting of not more
than six to be appointed by the church council concemed which shall
report to the board its decision, but such decision shall be subject to the
approval of the board.

(5) The question of the renewal or termination of the agreement of
the clergyman in charge Qf any church shall be decided by a board of
patronage, constituted as hereinbefore provided, to be appointed by the
trustees ad hoc which board shall report its decision to the trustees:

Provided that no termination except on the expiration of an
agreement shall be valid without the written approval of the Bishop or in
the case of the incapacity of the Bishop of his commissary. (Amended,
61 of 1970, s. 6)

(6) Save with the consent of the trustees no amendment shall be
made to the agreement of the clergyman in charge of any church.
(Added, 61 of 1970, s. 6)

REGULATIONS.

9. (1) The trustees may by regulation provide for all or any of the
following matters

(a)the mode of filling up casual vacancies among their number;

(b)the holding of meetings of the trustees and the conduct of
business thereat;

(c)the election and tenure of office of an auditor and the
appointment and tenure of office of a treasurer and secretary
and the mode of filling up casual vacancies among such
officers;





(d)the regulation of the church councils constituted by section 10,
and the constitution and regulation of church councils for any
church to which this Ordinance for the time being applies;
(Amended, 33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule, G.N. 840/40)

(e) the keeping of accounts by church councils;

(f)the care, maintenance and administration of chapels of ease;

(g) all other matters relating to the affairs of the trustees.

(2)No amendment of the regulations shall apply in the case
of any particular church council until such amendment has been
adopted at a meeting of the qualified and duly enrolled electors of
the church in question. (Amended, 33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule,
G.N. 840/40)
(Amended, 33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule, G.N. 840/40)

CHURCH
COUNCILS.

10. There shall be a Saint John's -Cathedral church council and a
Saint Andrew's Church, Kowloon, church council, and a Christ Church,
Kowloon Tong, church council, and a church council for every other
church to which this Ordinance for the time being applies. The primary
duties of every such council, whether constituted by or under this
Ordinance, shall be to co-operate with the incumbent in the initiation,
conduct and development of work in the church concerned in
accordance with the regulations for church councils for the time being in
force and to exercise the powers conferred upon them in accordance
with section 7:

Provided that

(a)all matters connected with the religious services of the
churches shall be under the immediate direction and
management of the respective incumbents or clergymen in
charge subject nevertheless to the control of the Bishop; and

(b)no change in the customary arrangement and conduct of the
religious services in any church shall be made arbitrarily and
without the consent of the church council, and that the
incumbent or clergyman in charge shall inform the council
before making any change. Any question which may then or
from time to time arise between the incumbent or clergyman in
charge and the church council with regard to any such change
shall be referred to the Bishop who, after such consultation as
he thinks best both with the incumbent or clergyman in charge
and the council, shall make orders thereon against which there
shall be no appeal. (Amended, 33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule,
G.N. 840/40 and 61 of 1970, s. 7)





MISCELLANEOUS.

11. The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to every church of
the Church of England now or hereafter established in the Colony.

(Amended, 33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule, G.N.
840/40)

12. The right of visitation of churches shall lie with the Bishop who
may report to the trustees any irregularities in regard to the fulfilment of
the duties of any particular church council in matters delegated to it by
the trustees.

(Amended, 61 of 1970, s.
8)

13. The Bishop shall have the right of using the Cathedral, upon
due notice being given, for ordinations, confirmations and other special
services, of determining the order and form of such services, and of
preaching and celebrating the Holy Communion therein.

14. [Repeated, 61 of 1970, s. 9]

15. It shall be lawful for the Governor to appropriate such
proportion of any sum which may be voted by the Legislative Council
for general ecclesiastical or religious purposes as he may deem proper to
the trustees, and thereupon the Dean or other clergyman nominated by
the trustees, if such sum is accepted by the trustees, shall be bound
when so required to provide for all requisite religious services and
ministrations of the Church of England at the prisons and Government
hospitals.

16. (1) The trustees shall have power to decide as to the erection of
memorial tablets or other memorials in any church to which this
Ordinance for the time being applies or in the precincts thereof, subject
in each case to the written approval of the Bishop.

(2) The trustees, subject to the written consent of the Bishop, may
order the removal of any monument, tablet or other memorial in any
church to which this Ordinance for the time being applies or the
precincts thereof which has become ruinous, dilapidated or unsightly if
the donor thereof or his representatives cannot be found or will not
properly repair and maintain it to the satisfaction of the trustees:

Provided that three months' notice of such intended removal shall
be given in writing to the donor or his representatives if he or they can
be found, and if not a notice signifying such intended removal shall be
posted for three months in the western porch of the church concerned.

(3) Subject in each case to the written approval of the Bishop, the
trustees shall have power to make alterations in a church to





which this Ordinance for the time being applies or its furniture and to
add to or remove ornaments therein.

(Amended, 61 of 1970, s. 10)

17. Nothing ing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to
affect the Chater (Saint John's Cathedral Church) Endowment Fund
or the Chater (Saint Andrew's Church) Endowment Fund, save
that for the purposes of such funds the trustees shall be substituted
for the church body and vestry respectively and shall authorize the
payment of the income of such funds to the council. of the church
concemed.

18. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect the
rights of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs or Successors, or the rights
of any body politic or corporate or of any other persons except such as
are mentioned in this Ordinance and those claiming by, from or under
them.

SCHEDULE. [s. 7.]
LETTER OF
DELEGATION

issued pursuant to section 7 of the Church of

England Trust Ordinance, Chapter 1014.

To the CHURCH COUNCIL OF CHURCH.

THE TRUSTEES appointed under the Church of England Trust Ordinance,
hereby delegate the care and maintenance of the following property to the above
mentioned Church Council, namely

and empower the said Church Council to exercise the following powers and duties,
namely

GIVEN under the hands of the Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong, and of two
of the trustees this day of 19

.......................... ...Bishop.

Trustees.

............................
Originally 2 of 1930. (Cap. 277, 1950.) 33 of 1939. 20 of 1948. 42 of 1955. 61 of 1970. Preamble. (58 of 1899.) (16 of 1904.) Short title. Interpretation. Constitution of the trustees; commissary; proceedings and acts of the trustees. Notification of change in trustees. Incorporation and general powers of the trustees; power to acquire property; power to dispose of property; use of seal. Vesting of property in trustees: Saint John's Cathedral Church and precincts; Saint Andrew's Church, Kowloon; furniture and effects; Saint John's Cathedral Hall endowment fund; other property; memorials. Delegation of powers to church councils. Schedule. Boards of patronage; Fixing of salary of clergyman in charge; renewal and termination of agreement of the clergyman in charge. Regulations for trustees and church councils. Church councils of Saint John's Cathedral and of Saint Andrew's Church. Application of Ordinance. Right of visitation. Bishop's right to use Cathedral. Government grant for services at prisons and Government hospitals. Power to erect memorials; power to remove ruinous memorial.etc; alterations. Saving of the Chater Endowment Funds. Saving

Originally 2 of 1930. (Cap. 277, 1950.) 33 of 1939. 20 of 1948. 42 of 1955. 61 of 1970. Preamble. (58 of 1899.) (16 of 1904.) Short title. Interpretation. Constitution of the trustees; commissary; proceedings and acts of the trustees. Notification of change in trustees. Incorporation and general powers of the trustees; power to acquire property; power to dispose of property; use of seal. Vesting of property in trustees: Saint John's Cathedral Church and precincts; Saint Andrew's Church, Kowloon; furniture and effects; Saint John's Cathedral Hall endowment fund; other property; memorials. Delegation of powers to church councils. Schedule. Boards of patronage; Fixing of salary of clergyman in charge; renewal and termination of agreement of the clergyman in charge. Regulations for trustees and church councils. Church councils of Saint John's Cathedral and of Saint Andrew's Church. Application of Ordinance. Right of visitation. Bishop's right to use Cathedral. Government grant for services at prisons and Government hospitals. Power to erect memorials; power to remove ruinous memorial.etc; alterations. Saving of the Chater Endowment Funds. Saving

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