### Correctional Services Children’s Education Trust Ordinance 《懲教署人員子女教育信託基金條例》

5. Objects and application of the fund
The trustee shall apply the fund in such manner as the committee may, in its absolute discretion, direct for the following objects—
(a) the provision of assistance in, and facilities for, the higher education of the children of Assistant Officers and equivalent grades and for purposes ancillary thereto;
(b) the provision of assistance in, and facilities for, the education and training of handicapped children of Assistant Officers and equivalent grades; and
(c) the provision for any such children of opportunities for the furtherance of such studies, education and training.

6. Establishment of committee
(1) The fund shall be managed by a committee to be known as the Correctional Services Children’s Education Trust Committee.
(2) The committee shall consist of—
(a) a Chairman, appointed by the Chief Executive;
(b) the Commissioner, or his representative;
(c) the Permanent Secretary for Education, or his representative; (Amended 3 of 2003 s. 41; L.N. 130 of 2007)
(d) the Correctional Services Welfare officer, appointed by the Commissioner;
(e) such representative of the Assistant Officers and equivalent grades as may be appointed by the Chief Executive;
(f) such other members, not exceeding 2, as may be appointed by the Chief Executive. (Amended 15 of 1999 s. 3)
(3) A member appointed by the Chief Executive shall hold office for such period as may be specified in the letter of appointment and may be reappointed or removed by the Chief Executive. (Amended 15 of 1999 s. 3)
(4) The quorum necessary for the transaction of business by the committee may be fixed by standing orders made under section 7 and unless so fixed shall be the Chairman and 2 members.

7. Standing orders
(1) The committee may make standing orders—
(a) governing its procedure in the transaction of business;
(b) for the maintenance of good order at its meetings; and
(c) generally, for matters relating to the administration and management of the fund and the discharge of the duties of the committee.
(2) A copy of every such standing order shall be furnished to the Chief Secretary for Administration and every such order shall be subject to amendment by the Chief Executive. (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997; 15 of 1999 s. 3)

8. Appointment of officers
The committee may from time to time appoint, upon such terms as it may think proper, an Honorary Secretary, an Honorary Treasurer, and such other Honorary officials as it may think necessary for the purpose of carrying out the trusts.

### Correctional Services Children’s Education Trust Ordinance 《懲教署人員子女教育信託基金條例》

9. Investment of moneys
(1) The trustee may invest any moneys of the fund in such investment authorized for the investments of trust funds by the Trustee Ordinance (Cap. 29) as the committee may advise.
(2) The Chief Executive may appoint an Investment Advisory Board, which shall consist of not less than 3 nor more than 5 persons and in the event of such Investment Advisory Board being appointed the trustee may, subject to the prior approval of the Investment Advisory Board, invest any moneys of the fund in investments, which are not investments authorized for the investment of trust funds, as the committee may advise. (Amended 15 of 1999 s. 3)

10. Accounts
(1) The trustee shall cause proper accounts to be kept of all transactions of the fund and shall cause to be prepared, in respect of the period from the vesting day to 31 August 1983, and thereafter in respect of every period of one year ending on 31 August, a statement of the accounts of the fund, which statement shall include an income and expenditure account and balance sheet and shall be signed by the trustee and the Chairman.
(2) The accounts of the fund and the signed statement of the accounts shall be audited by an auditor appointed by the Chief Executive and the auditor shall certify the statement subject to such report, if any, as he may think fit.
(3) A copy of the signed and audited statement of accounts together with the auditor’s report, if any, and a report by the trustee on the administration of the fund during the period covered by the audited accounts shall be laid on the table of the Legislative Council within 3 months of the receipt by the trustee of the signed and audited statement of accounts from the auditor appointed under subsection (2), or so soon thereafter as the Chief Executive may allow.
(Amended 15 of 1999 s. 3)

11. Costs of administering the fund
(1) The cost of the administration of the fund shall be a charge upon the general revenue of Hong Kong:
Provided that the Financial Secretary may direct that an annual supervision fee to be determined by him shall be charged against the income of the fund and paid into the general revenue of Hong Kong.
(2) The fee charged under the proviso to subsection (1) shall—
(a) be in respect of the period from the vesting day to 31 August 1983, and thereafter in respect of every period of one year ending on 31 August; and
(b) not exceed two and a half per cent of the income of the fund over the relevant period.

### Correctional Services Children’s Education Trust Ordinance 《懲教署人員子女教育信託基金條例》

12. Saving
Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect the rights of the Central Authorities or the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Basic Law and other laws, or the rights of any body politic or corporate or of any other person except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance and those claiming by, from or under them.
(Amended 15 of 1999 s. 3)

### Vocational Training Council Ordinance 《職業訓練局條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Vocational Training Council Ordinance.

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
Chairman (主席) and Deputy Chairmen (副主席) mean respectively the Chairman and Deputy Chairmen of the Vocational Training Council appointed under section 8;
Council (職訓局) means the Vocational Training Council established by section 4;
council committee (職訓局委員會) means a committee established under section 11;
Executive Director (執行幹事), Deputy Executive Director (副執行幹事) and Assistant Executive Director (助理執行幹事) mean respectively the Executive Director, a Deputy Executive Director and an Assistant Executive Director of the Council appointed under section 9(1); (Replaced 35 of 1991 s. 2)
financial year (財政年度) means the period fixed as the financial year of the Council under section 14(2);
functions (職能) includes powers and duties;
general committee (一般委員會) means a committee established under section 10;
industrial training (工業訓練) means training given or received in the course or for the purpose of employment in industry, but does not include skills training; (Amended 35 of 1991 s. 2)
industrial training centre (工業訓練中心) means a place where industrial training is provided by or on behalf of the Council;
industry (工業、工業界) includes commerce and services;
person with a disability (殘疾人士) means a person whose prospects of securing and retaining open employment are reduced by reason of physical or mental impairment; (Added 35 of 1991 s. 2. Amended 2 of 2005 s. 2)
skills centre (技能訓練中心) means any place where skills training is provided by or on behalf of the Council; (Added 35 of 1991 s. 2)
skills training (技能訓練) means—
(a) training given to persons with a disability in relation to employment skills; or
(b) training given to persons with a disability in relation to daily activities and social skills incidental to training referred to in paragraph (a); (Added 35 of 1991 s. 2. Amended 2 of 2005 s. 2)

technical college (科技學院) and technical institute (工業學院) mean respectively any technical college or technical institute established, operated or managed by the Council; (Replaced 35 of 1991 s. 2)
technical education (工業教育) means education provided by a technical college or technical institute; (Amended 35 of 1991 s. 2)
trade (行業) means any trade or occupation in industry;
training board (訓練委員會) means a board established under section 10.