LING LIANG WORLD-WIDE EVANGELISTIC MISSION INCORPORATION ORDINANCE
Title
LING LIANG WORLD-WIDE EVANGELISTIC MISSION INCORPORATION ORDINANCE
Description
LAWS OF HONG KONG
LING LIANG WORLD-WIDE EVANGELISTIC MISSION
INCORPORATION ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 1079
CHAPTER 1079.
LING LIANG WORLD-WIDE EVANGELISTIC MISSION
INCORPORATION.
To provide for the incorporation of the President in Hong Kong of the
Ling Liang World-Wide Evangelistic Mission.
[10th June, 1955.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Ling Liang WorldWide
Evangelistic Mission Incorporation Ordinance.
2. The President for the time being in Hong Kong of the Ling Liang
World-Wide Evangelistic Mission shall be a corporation sole,
hereinafter called the corporation, and shall have the name of 'The
President in Hong Kong of Ling Liang WorldWide Evangelistic
Mission Incorporated', and in that name shall have perpetual
succession and shall and may sue and be sued in all courts in the
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 situate, and
also to invest monies 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 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. The legal estate in any property whatsoever, transferred to the
corporation in any manner whatsoever, shall in the event of death of the
President for the time being in Hong Kong of the Ling Liang World-
Wide Evangelistic Mission, or in the event of his ceasing to hold office
as such President, pass to his successor in such office when appointed.
5. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the
corporation shall be sealed in the presence of the person who is for the
time being President in Hong Kong of the Ling Liang
World-Wide Evangelistic Mission or of his attorney, duly authorized,
and such deeds and instruments and all other documents, instruments
and writings requiring the signature of the corporation shall be signed
by such President or his attorney.
6. (1) Whenever any person is appointed to the office of President
in Hong Kong of the Ling Liang World-Wide Evengelistic: Mission, that
person shall within three weeks after his appointment or within such
further time as may be allowed by the Governor, furnish to the Governor
satisfactory evidence of his appointment.
(2) A notification in the Gazette under the hand of the Colonial
Secretary that such evidence has been furnished to the Governor by
such person shall be conclusive evidence of such appointment.
(3) The appointment of a new President, in the event of death or for
any other reason, shall be made by the majority vote at a general
meeting of members of the Ling Liang World-Wide Evangelistic Mission
in Hong Kong.
7. 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.
Originally 23 of 1955. Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Transfer of property. Execution of deeds. Appointment of President. Saving.
Abstract
Originally 23 of 1955. Short title. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. Transfer of property. Execution of deeds. Appointment of President. Saving.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/3554
Edition
1964
Volume
v26
Subsequent Cap No.
1079
Number of Pages
3
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“LING LIANG WORLD-WIDE EVANGELISTIC MISSION INCORPORATION ORDINANCE,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed June 17, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/3554.