### Young Men’s Christian Association Ordinance 《基督教青年會條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Young Men’s Christian Association Ordinance.

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
constitution (章程) means the constitution of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Hong Kong as approved from time to time by the directors for the time being of the said association.

3. Incorporation
(1) The directors of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Hong Kong, and their successors in office as hereinafter defined, shall be a body corporate, hereinafter called the corporation

4. Powers of corporation
(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 moneys upon mortgage of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements, or upon the mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities of any corporation or company, and also to purchase, acquire and possess steam-launches, boats and other 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, steam-launches, boats, or other goods and chattels, which are for the time being vested in or belonging to the corporation, upon such terms as to the corporation may seem fit.

5. Execution of documents
All deeds and other instruments requiring the corporate seal of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of two of the directors and shall be signed by two of the directors.

6. Internal management
All matters of internal management, including any amendment of the constitution, shall be settled and carried out in accordance with the constitution.

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

### University of Hong Kong Ordinance 《香港大學條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the University of Hong Kong Ordinance.
(Amended 1 of 1968 s. 2)

2. Interpretation
(1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
Chancellor (校監) means the Chancellor of the University and also any person acting as Chancellor of the University by virtue of section 12(3);
Court (校董會), Council (校務委員會), Senate (教務委員會) and Convocation (畢業生議會) respectively mean the Court, the Council, the Senate and Convocation of the University; (Replaced 1 of 1968 s. 3. Amended 80 of 1997 s. 100)
officers (主管人員) and teachers (教師) respectively mean the officers and teachers of the University;
Pro-Chancellor (副校監) means the Pro-Chancellor of the University; (Added 1 of 1968 s. 3)
statutes (規程) means the statutes of the University;
University (大學) means the University of Hong Kong;
Vice-Chancellor (校長), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (首席副校長), Pro-Vice-Chancellors (副校長), Treasurer (司庫), Deans of Faculties (學院院長), Registrar (教務長) and Librarian (圖書館館長) respectively mean the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Pro-Vice-Chancellors, Treasurer, Deans of Faculties, Registrar and Librarian of the University. (Replaced 22 of 1992 s. 2)
(2) For the purposes of this Ordinance, good cause (好的因由), when used with reference to removal from office, membership or place and with reference to such of the members of the University and of the officers and teachers as shall be designated by the Ordinance and statutes, means inability to perform efficiently the duties of the office, neglect of duty, or such misconduct, whether in an official or a private capacity, as renders the holder unfit to continue in office. (Amended 66 of 1988 s. 2; E.R. 5 of 2021)

### University of Hong Kong Ordinance 《香港大學條例》

4. Incorporation
Notwithstanding the repeal of the University Ordinance 1911 (10 of 1911), the University shall continue in being with the name and style of “The University of Hong Kong”, by which name the members of the University as defined from time to time by Statute IV of the statutes shall constitute one body politic and corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, and with full power by and in such name to sue and be sued, and to take by gift or otherwise, purchase and hold, grant, demise or otherwise dispose of real or personal estate, and with the other powers conferred by, under or by virtue of this Ordinance.
(Amended 1 of 1968 s. 4; 74 of 1974 s. 3)

5. Form of contracts
(1) Contracts on behalf of the University may be made as follows—
(a) a contract which, if made between private persons, would be required by law to be in writing under seal, may be made on behalf of the University in writing under the common seal of the University; (Amended 53 of 2000 s. 3)
(b) a contract which, if made between private persons, would be required by law to be in writing, and signed by the parties to be charged therewith, may be made on behalf of the University in writing signed by any person acting under the express or implied authority of the Council;
(c) a contract which, if made between private persons would be valid by law, although made by parole only and not reduced into writing, may be made, by parole on behalf of the University by any person acting under the express or implied authority of the Council.
(2) A contract made according to this section shall be effectual in law and shall bind the University and its successors and all other parties thereto.
(3) A contract made according to this section may be varied or discharged in the same manner in which it is authorized by this section to be made.
(4) Instruments under seal made on behalf of the University, sealed with the common seal of the University, signed by the Chancellor or Pro-Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor or Deputy Vice-Chancellor or Treasurer and countersigned by the Registrar shall be deemed to be duly executed. (Amended 22 of 1992 s. 3)
(Amended 1 of 1968 s. 5; 30 of 1972 s. 2; 86 of 1975 s. 3)

6. Dividends prohibited
No dividend or bonus shall be paid and no gift or division of money shall be made by or on behalf of the University to or among any of its members except by way of prize, reward, or special grant.