HOSEINEE SOCIETY OF HONG KONG RULES

HOSEINEE SOCIETY OF HONG KONG RULES

HOSEINEE SOCIETY OF HONG KONG RULES
(Cap. 1074, section 7)
[10 September 1954.1

CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT

1. The supreme control and management of the corporation and of
the premises and property of whatever description of the corporation
shall be vested in the committee.

MEETINGS

2. Meetings of the committee shall be held at least twice yearly
once before and once after Moharram Safar on such day at such hour as
the committee shall direct. 4 members shall constitute a quorum.

3. A general meeting shall be held once in every year at such time
(not being more than 15 months after the holding of the last preceding
general meeting) and place as may be prescribed by the committee.
General meetings held under this rule shall be called annual general
meetings. At such meeting a report of all the affairs of the corporation
and an account of the receipts, expenditure and property of the
corporation together with a balance sheet for the preceding year shall
be presented by the secretary and treasurer and there shall be elected 3
members of the committee, a chairman, secretary, treasurer, and auditors
for the ensuing year. The chairman must be either a nominated member
or an elected member of the committee. At such annual general meeting
such other business shall be transacted as the committee shall decide.

4. 7 days' notice of the annual general meeting shall be given to
Shiahs ordinarily resident in Hong Kong who shall be entitled to attend
and vote at such meeting.

5. Special meetings of the committee may be convened at any time
on the requisition of the honorary secretary and treasurer or of not less
than 2 members thereof by a notice specifying the object of the meeting
and at any special meeting convened on such requisition no business
shall be transacted other than that specified in the requisition.

6. The honorary secretary and treasurer shall keep a minute book
of such meetings and proper entries shall be made therein of all
business transacted at every meeting.

7. Resolutions passed at all meetings shall be decided by show of
hands.





AUDITORS

8. There shall be one or more auditors of the corporation who shall
be elected annually at the annual general meeting.

9. The auditor or auditors shall not later than 3 weeks before the
annual general meeting in each year audit and report upon all accounts
and books of the corporation and shall at any other time if and when
required by the committee audit and report upon any of such books and
accounts.

10. All the accounts and books of the corporation shall be open to
inspection by the auditor or auditors at all reasonable times.

BANKERS

11. The bankers of the corporation shall be The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation or such other bankers as the committee
shall from time to time determine.

12. All subscriptions and pecuniary donations and the income of
investments and all other moneys from time to time forming part of the
general funds of the corporation shall on the same being received be
paid to the general accounts of the corporation at their bankers.

13. Cheques shall be drawn on the order of the committee and shall
be signed jointly by any 2 persons so authorized by the committee.

INVESTMENTS

14. All moneys standing to the credit of the corporation shall be
invested by the committee in the corporate name of the corporation
upon the investments authorized in the Ordinance and any such
investments from time to time may be sold and the proceeds thereof
invested in other such investments as aforesaid as and when the
committee shall direct.

CITATION

15. These rules may be cited as the Hoseinee Society of Hong
Kong Rules.
34 of 1954, Third Schedule. Resolutions of 12.11.73 and 26.9.75. Resolution of 12.11.73.

34 of 1954, Third Schedule. Resolutions of 12.11.73 and 26.9.75. Resolution of 12.11.73.

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