### Tsimshatsui Baptist Church Incorporation Ordinance 《尖沙嘴浸信會法團條例》

8. New trustees; their appointment and tenure of office
(1) At the annual general meeting of members of the church held in each year, six new trustees shall be elected by members of the church as follows—
(a) two deacons who have been proposed by the deacons of the church;
(b) two members of the general committee who have been proposed by the members of the general committee; and
(c) two members of the financial committee who have been proposed by the members of the financial committee.
(2) If there shall only be one clergyman or pastor, then he shall be ex officio a trustee but if there shall be more than one, then the members of the church shall elect a presiding clergyman or pastor from among the number of clergymen or pastors, and such presiding clergyman or pastor shall be ex officio a trustee.
(3) Subject to the provisions of section 7, trustees when elected shall hold office until the annual general meeting of members of the church in the following year. Trustees whose terms of office have expired shall be eligible for re-election.

9. Filling casual vacancies among trustees
If the office of a trustee be vacated other than through the expiration of the term of office then a new trustee shall be elected by the members of the church from among the class of members of the church who proposed the trustee whose office is vacated and such new trustee shall hold office until the next annual general meeting of the members of the church.

10. Notification of changes of trustees
(1) Any change in membership of the trustees shall within three weeks of such change be notified by the publication of a notice in the Gazette.
(2) No such change shall be deemed to have been made until a notification of such change has been published in the Gazette.
(3) The production of a copy of the Gazette containing any such notification shall be prima facie evidence of a change in membership of the trustees.
(4) The trustees shall when required by the Chief Executive furnish to him satisfactory proof of the succession, election or appointment of any new trustee. (Amended 32 of 1999 s. 3)

11. Execution of deeds
The trustees when elected shall appoint a chairman, a vice-chairman, a secretary and a treasurer from among their number and all deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of such four persons and shall also be signed by them and such signing shall be and be taken as sufficient evidence of the due sealing thereof.

### Tsimshatsui Baptist Church Incorporation Ordinance 《尖沙嘴浸信會法團條例》

12. Appointment and removal of clergyman or pastor
The members of the church may at a general meeting of the members appoint a clergyman or clergymen or pastor or pastors to perform and carry on divine worship and the services usual in the Baptist Churches and may also appoint a preacher or preachers and other officers or staff to assist the presiding clergyman or pastor to carry on all matters connected with the religious services or other affairs of the church under the immediate direction of the presiding clergyman or pastor, and may remove all or any of them.

13. Custody of documents
All books, deeds, papers and other documents belonging to the church shall be under the care and custody of some one or more persons appointed by the trustees.

14. Power of committee to make regulations
All regulations relating to the affairs of the church otherwise than those specifically provided for by this Ordinance shall be drawn up by a committee appointed by the members of the church for such purpose and shall be submitted to the annual general meeting for approval.

15. Regulations not binding until approved
No regulations made by any committee under section 14 shall be binding on the members of the church until such regulations have been passed by a majority of members present and voting at an annual general meeting of members.

16. 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 32 of 1999 s. 3)

### Portuguese Community Education and Welfare Foundation Incorporation Ordinance 《葡僑教育及福利基金法團條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Portuguese Community Education and Welfare Foundation Incorporation Ordinance.
(Amended 21 of 1982 s. 3)

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
Board of Governors (總理團) means the board from time to time appointed pursuant to section 5;
management committee (管理委員會) means the committee for the time being appointed pursuant to section 10.

3. Incorporation
The Board of Governors for the time being shall be a body corporate under the name of the “Portuguese Community Education and Welfare Foundation Incorporated”, hereinafter called the corporation

4. Purposes of the corporation
The purposes of the corporation shall be to establish and maintain schools whereby children primarily of the Portuguese community and of other communities in Hong Kong are given a modern and liberal education (special attention being given to the teaching of the Portuguese language and literature) upon Christian principles, and subject to that purpose to—
(a) assist in any way the Board of Governors in its absolute discretion may deem fit any person of whatever age of the Portuguese community selected by the Board of Governors to pursue studies in any educational institute situated in Hong Kong or elsewhere;
(b) maintain and assist in such manner as the Board of Governors may from time to time and in its absolute discretion determine whether by grants of money or otherwise, any needy person of whatever age of the Portuguese community;
(c) assist charitable institutions and organizations which in any manner assist any members of the Portuguese community;
(d) generally, do all things necessary or expedient for the proper and effective carrying out of any of the foregoing purposes.
(Replaced 21 of 1982 s. 5)

### Portuguese Community Education and Welfare Foundation Incorporation Ordinance 《葡僑教育及福利基金法團條例》

5. Board of Governors
(1) The Board of Governors shall be made up of not more than 10 nor less than 5 members of the Portuguese community and shall at the commencement# of the Portuguese Community Schools Incorporation (Amendment) Ordinance 1982 (21 of 1982) consist of the following members of the Portuguese community, namely—

(a)  Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales   Chairman   (b)  Arthur Ernesto Gomes   Hon. Secretary   (c)  Alberto Antonio Maria Rodrigues, Junior   Hon. Treasurer   (d)  Alberto Maria Rodrigues   Member   (e)  Rogerio Hyndman Lobo   Member   (f)  Henrique Alberto de Barros Botelho   Member 
(Replaced 21 of 1982 s. 6. Amended E.R. 2 of 2023)(2) The chairman of the Board of Governors shall be appointed by the Board of Governors annually on the first day of July.
(3) Subject to subsection (1) the Board of Governors may on the resignation, death or other determination of the membership of any member of the Board of Governors or at any other time appoint a member of the Portuguese community to be a member of the Board of Governors, and, if at any time the membership of the Board of Governors should fall below 5, shall make such appointment as is necessary to bring the membership of the Board of Governors to 5. (Replaced 21 of 1982 s. 6)

Editorial Note:
# Commencement date: 7 May 1982.