### Union Church Incorporation Ordinance 《佑寧堂法團條例》

16. Rules
(1) The Deacons’ Court and the committee, meeting together, may make rules providing for—
(a) the selection and appointment of ministers of the Church;
(b) the election of trustees, members of the committee and office-bearers of the Church;
(c) the enrolment of full members, associate members and adherents;
(d) the preparation of a list of full members, associate members and adherents;
(e) the removal from the list of full members, associate members or adherents, of the name of any person thereon;
(f) the keeping of registers of full members, associate members, adherents and communicants and of baptisms and marriages;
(g) the holding of joint meetings of the Deacons’ Court and of the committee;
(h) the holding of meetings of the committee and the quorum and the conduct of business at such meetings;
(i) the holding of general meetings and the quorum and conduct of business at such meetings;
(j) the appointment of any additional officers and servants of the Church;
(k) fees to be charged by the committee to members, adherents and non-members;
(l) the keeping of accounts and of moneys received by or on behalf of the Church;
(m) generally, the carrying into effect of the provisions of this Ordinance.
(2) Any rule made in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be signed by the secretary and by the clerk to the Deacons’ Court and shall be displayed in a prominent place in the Church premises for not less than one month and shall not come into operation until the expiry of such period:
Provided that any rule may be revoked at a general meeting.

17. Property to be held in trust for London Missionary Society in certain events
In the event of the Corporation failing to use, occupy and enjoy the present buildings of the Church, or any other premises which may be substituted therefor, for the purposes mentioned in section 6, for a period of more than two years at any one time, then the Corporation shall hold the said premises with the erections and buildings thereon, and all moneys, goods and chattels then belonging to the Corporation, in trust for the London Missionary Society Incorporated under the London Missionary Society Incorporation Ordinance (Cap. 1033), absolutely.

18. 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)

### Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Ordinance 《東華三院條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Ordinance.

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
advisory board (顧問局) means the board continuing to exist by virtue of paragraph 19 of the Schedule;
annual general meeting (周年會員大會) means the annual general meeting of the corporation;
board (董事局) means the board of directors established by paragraph 5 of the Schedule;
chairman (主席) means the chairman of the board;
Chinese (華人) means persons of the Chinese race;
corporation (法團) means the corporation continuing to exist by virtue of section 3;
director (總理) means a director of the corporation;
ordinary general meeting (普通會員大會) means an ordinary general meeting of the corporation;
ordinary member (普通會員) means an ordinary member of the corporation;
repealed Ordinance (已廢除條例) means the repealed Tung Wah Hospital Ordinance (Cap. 1051, 1964 Ed.);
secretary (秘書) means the secretary of the corporation;
voting member (有表決權的會員) means a voting member of the corporation;
year (年度) means the period commencing on 1 April in any year and ending on 31 March in the following year.
(Amended 84 of 1992 s. 17)

3. Incorporation of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
(1) The corporation existing by virtue of the repealed Ordinance shall continue to exist.
(2) The corporation—
(a) shall be known as the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and in that name may sue and be sued;
(b) shall continue to have perpetual succession; and
(c) may do and suffer all such other acts and things as bodies corporate may lawfully do and suffer.

4. Matters relating to the corporation
The provisions of the Schedule shall have effect with respect to—
(a) the objects and powers of the corporation;
(b) the membership of the corporation;
(c) the board;
(d) (Repealed 84 of 1992 s. 18)(e) the advisory board;
(f) meetings and procedure,
and otherwise in relation to the corporation.

### Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Ordinance 《東華三院條例》

5. Vesting of property
(1) All the immovable property vested in the corporation at the commencement* of this Ordinance shall continue to be vested in the corporation for the residue of the term of years created by the respective Crown leases, subject to the covenants, conditions, stipulations, exceptions, reservations, provisos and powers contained in and reserved by the said Crown leases.
(2) Any other property, right and privilege vested in the corporation at the commencement of this Ordinance shall continue to be vested in the corporation on the terms and conditions, if any, on which the same was vested at that date, and the corporation shall continue to be subject to the obligations and liabilities to which it was subject at the commencement of this Ordinance.

Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 12 February 1971.

6. Board may exercise powers of corporation
The board may exercise any of the powers of the corporation which are not required by this Ordinance to be exercised by the corporation in general meeting.

### Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Ordinance 《東華三院條例》

7. Accounts
(1) The board shall cause to be kept proper books of account of all transactions of the corporation.
(2) Such books of account shall be open at all reasonable times to the inspection of any director and of any person appointed by the Chief Executive in that behalf. (Amended 4 of 2000 s. 3)
(3) A chairman shall within 6 months after the expiration of his term of office send to the Chief Secretary for Administration a statement of the accounts of the corporation which shall— (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997)
(a) be signed by 2 persons who were directors during the year to which the statement relates;
(b) be audited in accordance with subsection (4); and
(c) contain the following particulars—
(i) an account of the assets and liabilities of the corporation at the end of the previous year;
(ii) an account of the receipts and disbursements of the corporation during the previous year; and
(iii) a report on the administration of the corporation during the previous year.
(4) The accounts of the corporation and the signed statement of the accounts shall be audited by an auditor appointed by the corporation, being a certified public accountant (practising) as defined by section 2(1) of the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Ordinance (Cap. 588), and the auditor shall certify the statement of the accounts subject to such report, if any, as he thinks fit. (Amended 76 of 1973 s. 3; 23 of 2004 s. 56; L.N. 66 of 2022)
(5) A copy of the signed and audited statement of the accounts and the auditor’s report, if any, shall within 6 months after the end of the year be sent to each—
(a) director;
(b) person who was a director during that year;
(c) member of the advisory board; and
(d) voting member.

8. Directors to be indemnified
Every director shall be indemnified by the corporation against liability for any acts of the corporation.

9. Amendments and alterations
(1) The Schedule may be amended by resolution of the board with the prior approval of the advisory board.
(2) Any such resolution shall be published in the Gazette and shall, unless otherwise provided, come into operation on the day of such publication.