COMMUNITY CHEST OF HONG KONG ORDINANCE

COMMUNITY CHEST OF HONG KONG ORDINANCE

LAWS OF HONG KONG

COMMUNITY CHEST OF HONG KONG
ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 1122





CHAPTER 1122

COMMUNITY CHEST OF HONG KONG ORDINANCE

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section Page
PART I

SHORT TITLE AND INTERPRETATION

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

PART II

ESTABLISHMENT OF CORPORATION

3. Establishment of corporation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2
4. Common seal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2
5. Certain contracts and instruments not required to be under seal ... ... ... ... 2

PART III

MEMBERSHIP OF CORPORATION

6. Membership of corporation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3

PARTIV

OBJECTS AND POWERS OF CORPORATION

7. Objects of corporation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3
8. Powers of corporation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3
8A. Corporation a charity ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4

PART V

MANAGEMENT OF CORPORATION

9. Management of corporation vested in board ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4
10. Delegation by board ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4

PART VI

CONSTITUTION OF CORPORATION

11. [Spent] ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4
12. Board to prescribe constitution ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4
13. Certain instruments and particulars to be delivered to Registrar General ... ... 5
14. Saving ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5





CHAPTER 1122

COMMUNITY CHEST OF HONG KONG

To establish a corporation, to be known as The Community Chest of
Hong Kong, and to make provision for its constitution and
powers andfor matters connected with the purposes aforesaid.

[8 November 1968.]

PART I

SHORT TITLE AND INTERPRETATION

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Community Chest of Hong Kong
Ordinance.

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires

,,annual general meeting' means the annual general meeting of the members of
the corporation held pursuant to the constitution;

'board' means the board of directors of the corporation;

'committee' means any committee of the corporation established by or under
the constitution;

'constitution' means the constitution of the corporation;

'corporation' means the corporation established by section 3;

'executive director' means the executive director of the corporation;

'member agency' means any agency engaged in social welfare work which is a
member agency of the corporation in accordance with the constitution;

'president' means the president of the corporation;

'vice-president' means a vice-president of the corporation.

PART II

ESTABLISHMENT OF
CORPORATION

3. There is hereby established a corporation to be called 'The
Community Chest of Hong Kong

4. The corporation shall have a common seal, and the fixing of the seal
shall be authenticated by the signatures of the president or a vice-president and
of the executive director.

5. Any contract or instrument which, if entered into or executed by a
person not being a corporation would not be required to be under seal, may be
entered into or executed on behalf of the corporation by any person generally or
specially authorized for the purpose by the board.





PART 111

MEMBERSHIP OF CORPORATION

6. The corporation shall have such members as are provided for by the
constitution.

PARTIV

OBJECTS AND POWERS OF CORPORATION

7. The objects of the corporation shall be-

(a)to raise funds through a community-wide appeal and to distribute
them to member agencies from time to time according to the
resolutions of the board;

(b)to raise such funds as may be necessary for its efficient management;
and

(c) to disseminate the idea of a community chest.

8. The corporation shall have full power-

(a)to manage, administer and operate The Community Chest of Hong
Kong;

(b)to acquire, accept leases of, purchase, take or otherwise hold and
enjoy any land, buildings, messuages or tenements of what nature or
kind soever and wheresoever situate; (Amended, 74 of 1974, s. 3)

(c)to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, goods and chattels of any kind
or description;

(d)to invest moneys on deposit in any bank in Hong Kong or elsewhere
or any deposit-taking company registered or licensed under the
Banking Ordinance or in any Hong Kong or other government bonds
or on mortgage of any land, buildings, messuages or tenements in
Hong Kong, or in or on debentures, debenture-stocks, stocks, funds,
shares or securities of any corporation or company carrying on
business in Hong Kong or elsewhere; (Amended, 82 of 1970, s. 2 and
38 of 1986, ss. 2 and 3)

(e)to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender, yield up, mortgage, demise,
let, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, any land, buildings,
messuages, tenements, mortgages, debentures, debenture-stocks,
funds, securities, vessels, goods and chattels for the time being
vested in the corporation, upon such terms as the corporation may
deem fit;

(ea) to act, either alone or jointly with any person, as a trustee of any
trust which is established for charitable purposes in

Hong Kong;(Added, 82 of 1970, s. 2)





(eb) to accept any money or property of any description upon terms
that it be held under any trust for the benefit of member
agencies and to execute any deed establishing any such trust,
which may include provisions for the appointment and
remuneration of any of the trustees thereof, (Added, 82 of 1970,
s. 2)

(f)to erect any buildings, messuages or tenements and effect any
improvement thereto;

(g)to borrow money upon such terms as the corporation shall
think fit, and to raise money by public or private subscriptions;

(h)generally to do such other things as may appear to be
incidental or conducive to the aims and objects of the
corporation as provided by its constitution for the time being
or for carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance.

8A. For the avoidance of doubt, the corporation is hereby declared
to be a charity.

(Added, 82 of 1970, s. 3)

PART V

MANAGEMENT OF
CORPORATION

9. Subject to this Ordinance and the constitution, the board shall
have the management of the corporation.

10. The board may delegate such of its functions under section 9
as it may specify to

(a) any committee;

(b) any person; or

(c)the person for the time being holding any office designated
by it.

PART VI

CONSTITUTION OF CORPORATION

11. [Spent]

12. The board shall prescribe a constitution for the corporation as
soon as practicable after the commencement of this Ordinance.





13. (1) The corporation shall forward to the Registrar of Companies
for registration the following

(a)notice of the address of the office of the corporation and any
change thereto;

(b)a copy of the constitution and any amendment thereto,
certified as correct by the president;

(c)the name and address of any person appointed under section
5 to sign contracts and other instruments and any change
therein, certified as correct by the president;

(d)the names and addresses of the officers of the corporation
and the members of the board and any change therein,
certified as correct by the president.

(2) Notification in accordance with subsection (1) shall be made
within 28 days after the commencement of this Ordinance or in the case
of any amendment, change or apointment, within 28 days of the
amendment, change or appointment, as the case may be.

(3) Any person may inspect any of the documents registered
under this section upon payment of such fee as may be prescribed
under section 304(1A) of the Companies Ordinance for the inspection
of a document.

(4) The corporation shall pay such fee for registering any
document under this section as is specified in the Eighth Schedule to
the Companies Ordinance, as if the corporation were a company not
having a share capital.

14. 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 45 of 1968. 82 of 1970. 74 of 1974. 38 of 1986. Short title. Interpretation. Establishment of corporation. Common seal. Certain contracts and instruments not required to be under seal. Membership of corporation. Objects of corporation. Powers of corporation. (Cap. 155.) Corporation a charity. Management of corporation vested in board. Delegation by board. Board to prescribe constitution. Certain instruments and particulars to be delivered to Registrar General. (Cap. 32.) Saving.

Originally 45 of 1968. 82 of 1970. 74 of 1974. 38 of 1986. Short title. Interpretation. Establishment of corporation. Common seal. Certain contracts and instruments not required to be under seal. Membership of corporation. Objects of corporation. Powers of corporation. (Cap. 155.) Corporation a charity. Management of corporation vested in board. Delegation by board. Board to prescribe constitution. Certain instruments and particulars to be delivered to Registrar General. (Cap. 32.) Saving.

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