### Sir Robert Black Trust Fund Ordinance 《柏立基爵士信託基金條例》

7A. Transaction of business by circulation of papers
The committee may transact any of its business by circulation of papers amongst members, and a resolution in writing which is approved in writing by a majority of the members shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the committee.
(Added 93 of 1991 s. 3)

8. Appointment of officers
(1) Without prejudice to section 9, the committee may from time to time appoint, upon such salary and upon such terms as they may think proper, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officials as they may think necessary for the purpose of carrying out the trusts and may employ any professional person to advise them on any point arising out of or in connexion with the said trusts. (Amended 93 of 1991 s. 4)
(2) All salaries and fees of any person or persons so appointed or employed shall be paid by the trustee out of the fund.

9. Investment of moneys
(1) Subject to subsections (2) to (5), the trustee may invest any moneys of the fund in such investments, whether or not such investments are trust investments, as the committee may advise. (Amended L.N. 16 of 1977; 48 of 1989 s. 2; 93 of 1991 s. 5)
(2) If the committee so directs, the trustee shall employ such professional person or financial institution as may be nominated by the committee to manage the investment of all or part of the moneys of the fund invested by the trustee under subsection (1). (Added 93 of 1991 s. 5)
(3) A person or institution appointed under subsection (2) shall, in performing his or its functions, act in accordance with any advice of the committee in respect of those functions conveyed to him or it in writing from time to time by the trustee. (Added 93 of 1991 s. 5)
(4) The trustee shall not be responsible for the consequences of any act or omission of a person or institution employed under subsection (2) if he or it was employed in good faith. (Added 93 of 1991 s. 5)
(5) All salaries and fees of a person or institution employed under subsection (2) shall be paid by the trustee out of the fund. (Added 93 of 1991 s. 5)

### Sir Robert Black Trust Fund Ordinance 《柏立基爵士信託基金條例》

10. Accounts
(1) The trustee shall cause proper accounts to be kept of all transactions of the fund and shall cause to be prepared for every period of 12 months ending on 31 March in each year, 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.
(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 not later than 30 September next following the end of such period, or so soon thereafter as the Chief Executive, in his absolute discretion, may allow.
(Amended 18 of 1999 s. 3)

11. Cost of administration of the fund
The cost of the administration of the fund, other than the salaries and fees paid under the provisions of section 8(2), shall be a charge on 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.(Amended 93 of 1991 s. 6)

### Social Work Training Fund Ordinance 《社會工作訓練基金條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Social Work Training Fund Ordinance.

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
committee (委員會) means the Social Work Training Fund Committee established by section 5;
fund (基金) means the Social Work Training Fund established by section 3;
secretary (秘書) means the secretary of the committee appointed under section 7;
social work (社會工作) means any activity which, in the opinion of the committee, is concerned with the maintenance or improvement of the social and personal well-being, recreation or conditions of living of persons resident in Hong Kong but does not include any training or activity necessary for the purpose of obtaining registration under the provisions of the Dentists Registration Ordinance (Cap. 156), the Medical Registration Ordinance (Cap. 161), the Midwives Registration Ordinance (Cap. 162), the Nurses Registration Ordinance (Cap. 164), or the Education Ordinance (Cap. 279); (Amended 15 of 1988 s. 4)
social worker (社會工作者) means a person who is trained for or employed in or engaged in any social work;
trustee (受託人) means the Director of Social Welfare Incorporated as trustee of the fund.

3. Establishment and vesting of fund
(1) There is hereby established a trust fund to be known as the Social Work Training Fund which is hereby vested in the Director of Social Welfare Incorporated, a body corporate incorporated under and by virtue of the Director of Social Welfare Incorporation Ordinance (Cap. 1096), as trustee.
(2) The fund shall consist of—
(a) the sum of $2,180,060.94 being the balance of the sum paid to the Government by The United Kingdom Committee For World Refugee Year, together with any interest thereon up to the date of coming into operation# of this Ordinance; and
(b) any further donations or bequests at any time made to the fund and accepted by the committee.

Editorial Note:
# Operation date: 18 August 1961.