ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ORDINANCE

ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ORDINANCE

LAWS OF HONG KONG

ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 1089





CHAPTER 1089.

ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE.

To establish a college within the University of Hong Kong styled the
College of St. John the Evangelist, and to provide for the
incorporation of the members thereof.

[27th April, 1956.1

WHEREAS it is desirable to establish a college within the University of
Hong Kong, styled the College of St. John the Evangelist

for the pursuit of virtue and sound learning with faith in God and
within the order of the Anglican Communion; and to. this end to
provide accommodation for teachers and students of all races
where they may live, study and worship together; and to promote
extramural activities in Christian learning and service, that the
members of the College may the better understand and fulfil their
duty to God and their neighbours:

AND WHEREAS it is desirable to incorporate the members of the said
College:

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the St. John's College
Ordinance.

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires

'College' means the College of St. John the Evangelist;

'constitution' means the constitution set out in the Schedule and any
subsequent amendments thereto;

'council' means the council of the College established in accordance
with the constitution;

'Master' means the Master of the College;

'members' means the President, Master, Fellows, Honorary Fellows
and treasurer, the members of the council. the graduates of the
University who have been registered as undergraduate members of
the College or of St. John's Hall or of St. Stephen's Hall and the
undergraduates of the University registered as such and for the
time being residing in the College,

'President' means the President of the College;

'rules' means rules made by the council under section 6;

'treasurer' means the treasurer of the College;

'University' Means the University of Hong Kong.

3. There shall be established in the Colony a college affiliated to the
University styled the 'College of St. John the Evangelist' by which
name the members of the College are hereby constituted a body
corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and with full
power by and in such name to sue and be sued.





4. (1) The College 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 moneys upon mortgage of any lands.
buildings, messuages or tenements. or upon the mortgages. de-
bentures. stocks, funds, shares or securities of any government,
municipality, corporation, company or person, and also to pur-
chase. acquire and possess vessels and other goods and chattels
of what nature and kind soever.

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

5. The College shall be governed, administered and managed
m accordance with-
(a)the provisions of this Ordinance. of the constitution and
of the rules; and
-(b)the provisions of regulations made by the Senate of the
University from time to time governing the residence,
welfare and discipline of students.

6. (1) There shall be a council, which shall be the govern-
ing body of the College.

(2) The council shall exercise the powers set out in section
4 and in addition shall have power-
(a) to appoint Fellows and Honorary Fellows;
(b)to make, and from time to time to alter. rules for the
administration. control and management of the College;
(c)to provide the buildings, premises. furniture. and other
requirements needed for the College;
(d)to enter into, vary, carry out, and cancel contracts on
behalf of the College;
(e) to select a seal for the College;
(f) to prescribe fees;
(g)to prescribe the duties of all officers whom it may appoint
and to fix their remuneration and the terms and condi-
tions of their appointments;
(h) to fix the financial year;
(i)to do all such other acts and things as may be requisite
to give effect to the powers conferred on the council by
this Ordinance.

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (b) of
subsection (2), the power therein shall include power to make and
alter rules for-





(a) the election of members to the council:
Provided that rules made under this subsection shall
make due provision for the representation on the council
of the graduate members of the College and of St John's
and St. Stephen's Halls;
(b) entry, residence and discipline of students.

7. The Master and Fellows shall constitute the administra-
tive authority of the College and, subject to the provisions of
this Ordinance and the rules and to the financial control of the
council, shall have the regulation of the internal management of
the College.

8. The council and the Master and Fellows respectively may
establish such committees with such membership as they think fit.

9. (1) All deeds and other instruments requiring the cor-
porate seal of the College shall be scaled in the presence of two
of the following persons, namely the President, the Master and
the treasurer, and shall be signed by the persons in whose
presence they are sealed, and such signing shall be taken as
sufficient evidence of due sealing of such deeds and other written
instruments.

(2) All deeds, instruments and other documents and writings
requiring the signature of the College shall be signed by two of
the persons specified in subsection (1).

10. No dividend or bonus shall be paid and no gift or divi-
sion of money shall be made by or on behalf of the College to
or among any of the members except by way of prize, reward
or special grant

11. The constitution of the council as set out in the Schedule
may be amended or altered by resolution of the council:
Provided that-
(a)any such resolution shall be passed by not less than
two-thirds of the members of the council and shall be
approved in writing by the Visitor of the College, by
the Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong and by the Council
of the University,
(b)any amendment or alteration to the constitution shall be
submitted to the Governor in Council who may approve
or disallow the same. Any amendment or alteration
approved by the Governor in Council shall be published
in the Gazette and shall, unless otherwise provided, come
into operation on the day of such publication.

12. (1) The College shall forward to the Registrar of Com-
panies for registration-
(a)notice of the address of the registered office of the
College and any change thereto; and





(b) the names and addresses of the Master and treasurer and 1 any
change thereto.

(2) Notification in accordance with subsection (1) shall be made
within twenty-eight days of any change.

(3) Any person may inspect any of the documents registered under
this section.

(4) A fee of five dollars shall be payable for registering any
document under this section.

(5) A fee of one dollar shall be payable for inspecting the
documents registered under-this section.

13. 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.
CONSTITUTION OF THE
COLLEGE.

1. The president of the Church Missionary Society shall be the Visitor of
the College.

2. The council shall consist of-

(a) the following members ex officio

(i) the President, who shall be chairman;

(ii) the Master;

(iii) the treasurer;

(iv) the Fellows not being honorary fellows;

(y) the Vicar of St. Stephen's Church in Pok Fu Lam;

(vi)the secretary of the Church Missionary Society, South China
Mission, or a person nominated by him;

(b) the following appointed members

(i)one man and one woman being former residents of the College,
appointed by the associations of alumnae and alumni;

(ii)four principals of Anglican secondary schools the Diocese of
Victoria, Hong Kong, appointed by the Bishop of Victoria, Hong
Kong, for a period of two years at. a time;

(c) two other members as may be elected by the council.

3. (1) There shall be the following officers of the College, namely, the
President. the Master, the treasurer and such other officers as may be
designated by the rules.

(2) The President shall be the principal officer.

(3) The Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong, shall be the President.

(4) The Master shall be the chief administrative officer.







(5) The Master, the treasurer, and the other officers designated as such by
the rules, shall be appointed by the council in accordance with the rules and the
council may revoke any such appointment.

(6) The Master shall be appointed only after consultation with the Senate
of the University.
Originally 20 of 1956. Preamble. Short title. Interpretation. Schedule. Establishment and incorporation. Powers. Government of College. Council. Administrative authority. Committees. Execution of documents. Prohibition of payments to members. Amendments and alternations. Schedule. Registration of documents with Registrar of Companies. Saving. Visitor. Council. Officers.

Originally 20 of 1956. Preamble. Short title. Interpretation. Schedule. Establishment and incorporation. Powers. Government of College. Council. Administrative authority. Committees. Execution of documents. Prohibition of payments to members. Amendments and alternations. Schedule. Registration of documents with Registrar of Companies. Saving. Visitor. Council. Officers.

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