### Church Body of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Ordinance 《香港聖公會管業委員會條例》

11. Audit
(1) The Executive Committee shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, submit the statement of the accounts prepared for that year as required by section 10 to a certified public accountant (practising) (appointed for the purpose by the Executive Committee) for audit.
(2) The certified public accountant (practising) shall prepare a report on the accounts and send the report to the Executive Committee which shall, as soon as practicable, send a copy of the report and a copy of the statement of accounts to the Standing Committee of the General Synod.
(3) In this section—
certified public accountant (practising) (執業會計師) has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Ordinance (Cap. 588).(Replaced L.N. 66 of 2022)
(Amended 23 of 2004 s. 56)

12. Evidentiary provision
A certificate under the signature of the Archbishop of the Province or, if the Archbishop is absent from Hong Kong or is otherwise not available to sign a certificate, under the signature of the Chancellor, that—
(a) the person named in the certificate is the Chancellor;
(b) the persons named in the certificate are the persons constituting the Church Body or the persons constituting the Executive Committee; or
(c) the regulations attached to the certificate are the regulations of, and properly made by, the General Synod under this Ordinance,
shall be accepted for all purposes as sufficient evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.

13. Regulations
(1) The General Synod may, by resolution passed by the majority of its constituent members, make regulations for the administration of the Church Body and the control of its expenditure, the management of its property of all kinds and the performance generally of the Church Body’s functions.
(2) The General Synod may, by resolution passed by the majority of its constituent members, amend or revoke any regulations made under this section.
(3) Regulations made by the General Synod under this section are to be held by the Chancellor and are to be available for inspection at reasonable times.
(4) The regulations are not to be regarded as subsidiary legislation.

14. Repeal
The Chinese Anglican Church Body Incorporation Ordinance (Cap. 1012) is repealed.

### Church Body of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Ordinance 《香港聖公會管業委員會條例》

15. Transitional
(1) This section applies to any vested or contingent gift or disposition, made either before or after the commencement* of this Ordinance, by will, deed, testamentary disposition, or in any other manner for the benefit of The Church Body of the Chinese Anglican Church in Hong Kong.
(2) A gift or disposition to which this section applies is to be construed for all purposes after the commencement of this Ordinance as if the gift were expressed to be for the benefit of the Church Body, and a receipt given by the Chancellor on behalf of the Church Body shall be a sufficient discharge to any person making a payment or otherwise acting in respect of such a gift or disposition in accordance with this subsection.

Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 26 February 1999.

16. Savings
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 persons except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance and those claiming by, from or under them.
(Amended 4 of 2000 s. 3)

### Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Ordinance 《香港聖公會條例》

1. Short title
(Amended E.R. 6 of 2022)(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Ordinance.
(2) (Omitted as spent—E.R. 6 of 2022)

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
Chancellor (法律顧問) means the Chancellor of the Province of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui appointed under the Constitution and Canons;
Constitution and Canons (憲章及規例) means the Constitution and Canons of the Province of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui;
financial year (財政年度) means each period of 12 months ending on 31 March;
functions (職能) includes powers, duties, work and activities;
General Synod (總議會) means the General Synod of the Province of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui;
Province (敎省) means the Province of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui established and constituted by the Constitution and Canons and incorporated under the corporate name of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui by section 4;
Standing Committee (常備委員會) means the Standing Committee of the General Synod of the Province provided for and referred to in section 9.

3. Purposes
The purposes of this Ordinance are—
(a) to incorporate the Province under the corporate name of the “Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui” (香港聖公會); (Amended E.R. 6 of 2022)
(b) to provide for the constituents and certain powers and duties of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui; and
(c) to prohibit the unauthorized use of the title “Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui” (香港聖公會) and similar titles, words and characters likely to mislead or deceive.

4. Incorporation
(1) The Province shall be a body corporate under the corporate name of the “Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui” (香港聖公會). (Amended E.R. 6 of 2022)
(2) The Province—
(a) has perpetual succession under its corporate name;
(b) has and may use a seal; and
(c) is capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name.

### Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Ordinance 《香港聖公會條例》

5. Constitution and Canons of Province
(1) The Constitution and Canons of the Province as it existed immediately before the coming into operation* of this Ordinance shall continue to be the Constitution and Canons of the Province.
(2) The Province shall conduct its functions in accordance with the Constitution and Canons.
(3) The Constitution and Canons may be amended from time to time in accordance with their provisions for the time being in force.
(4) The office of Chancellor of the Province is to be established and appointments to that office are to be provided for in the Constitution and Canons.

Editorial Note:
* Operation date: 26 February 1999.

6. Constituents of Province
(1) The Province comprises—
(a) the Diocese of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui known as the “Diocese of Hong Kong Island” (香港島敎區);
(b) the Diocese of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui known as the “Diocese of Eastern Kowloon” (東九龍敎區);
(c) the Diocese of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui known as the “Diocese of Western Kowloon” (西九龍敎區); and
(d) any additional Dioceses of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui that may be established in accordance with the Constitution and Canons. (Amended E.R. 6 of 2022)
(2) The General Synod may adjust the boundaries of existing Dioceses to make suitable provision for any additional Dioceses that may be established.