### Ocean Park Corporation Ordinance 《海洋公園公司條例》

17. Functions of the Corporation
(1) The functions of the Corporation shall be— (Amended 26 of 2021 s. 5)
(a) to develop, manage and control Ocean Park as a public recreational, educational and conservational park; (Replaced 26 of 2021 s. 5)
(b) to provide, manage and control specified facilities, or other related facilities as it thinks fit, whether in or outside Hong Kong; (Replaced 26 of 2021 s. 5)
(c) to organize programmes or activities, or to provide goods or services, whether in or outside Hong Kong—
(i) for the promotion of Ocean Park; or
(ii) for the purposes of recreation, education or conservation; (Replaced 26 of 2021 s. 5)
(ca) to provide, whether in or outside Hong Kong, advisory services relating to—
(i) recreation, education or conservation; or
(ii) the development or management of specified facilities; and (Added 26 of 2021 s. 5)
(d) to apply its profits howsoever derived towards the promotion of its functions specified in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (ca). (Amended 26 of 2021 s. 5)
(2) In subsection (1)—
specified facilities (指明設施) means recreational, educational or conservational facilities. (Added 26 of 2021 s. 5)

### Ocean Park Corporation Ordinance 《海洋公園公司條例》

18. Powers of the Corporation
Subject to this Ordinance, the Corporation may do all such things as are necessary for, or incidental or conducive to, the better performance of its functions and in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may—
(a) acquire, take on lease, purchase, hold and enjoy property, movable or immovable, and sell, let or otherwise dispose of or deal with such property; (Amended E.R. 5 of 2020)
(b) either alone or jointly with another person, enter into a contract or an arrangement (however described) with any other person in relation to the performance of its functions specified in section 17(1)(a), (b), (c) or (ca); (Replaced 26 of 2021 s. 6)
(c) apply for and receive sponsorships, receive gifts, whether on trust or otherwise, and act as trustee of moneys or other property vested in it on trust;
(d) erect, provide, equip, maintain, alter, remove, demolish, replace, enlarge, improve and keep in repair its buildings, premises, furniture and equipment;
(e) fix and collect fees, subscriptions and charges and specify conditions for the use of facilities and services provided by it;
(f) fix charges to be paid for any trading or advertising in Ocean Park; and
(g) reduce, waive or refund fees, subscriptions or charges fixed in the exercise of its powers under this section generally or in any particular case or class of case.

19. Appointment of Chief Executive of the Corporation and other employees
(1) The Corporation shall appoint a Chief Executive of the Corporation, who shall be responsible to the Corporation for the day to day management and administration of Ocean Park. (Amended 59 of 2000 s. 3)
(2) The Corporation may appoint such other employees as it thinks fit.
(3) All matters relating to the remuneration, the terms and conditions of appointment, and the work and conduct, of employees, and their suspension or dismissal from office, shall be determined by the Corporation.

20. Employment of technical and professional advisers
(1) The Corporation may engage the services of technical and professional advisers to advise the Corporation in any matter arising out of or in connexion with any of the functions or powers of the Corporation.
(2) All matters relating to the remuneration and the terms and conditions of engagement of advisers, and the manner of their engagement, under subsection (1) shall be determined by the Corporation.

### Ocean Park Corporation Ordinance 《海洋公園公司條例》

21. Staff benefits
(1) The Corporation may—
(a) grant, or make provision for the grant of, pensions, gratuities and retirement benefits to employees;
(b) provide other benefits for the welfare of employees and their dependants; and
(c) make payments, whether or not legally due, to the personal representatives of a deceased employee or to any person who was dependent on such employee at his death.
(2) The Corporation may establish, manage and control or enter in an arrangement with any company or association for the establishment, management and control by such company or association either alone or jointly with the Corporation of any fund or scheme for the purpose of providing for the pensions, gratuities, benefits and payments referred to in subsection (1).
(3) The Corporation may make contributions to any fund or scheme referred to in subsection (2) and may require employees to make contributions thereto.
(4) In this section, employees (僱員) includes any class of employee which the Corporation may specify and in subsection (1) includes former employees. (Amended E.R. 5 of 2020)

22. Creation and functions of committees
(1) The Corporation may create, and appoint the members of, such committees for any general or special purposes for the better carrying out of the functions and powers of the Corporation as it thinks fit and any such committee may include persons who are not members of the Board.
(2) The chairman of a committee created under subsection (1) shall be appointed by the Corporation and the number of members of a committee shall be determined by the Corporation.
(3) Subject to the directions of the Corporation, a committee created under subsection (1) may determine its own procedure for its meetings.
(4) The proceedings of any committee created under subsection (1) shall not be invalidated by any defect in the appointment of any member thereof, the absence of any such member from the meeting at which any such proceeding occurred or any vacancy among such members.

23. Power of Corporation to delegate
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Corporation may, with or without restrictions or conditions as it thinks fit, delegate in writing any of its functions or powers to—
(a) the Chief Executive of the Corporation; or
(b) any committee created under section 22(1).
(2) The Corporation shall not delegate any of its functions or powers under Part IX or the power—
(a) to appoint the Chief Executive of the Corporation;
(b) to create any committee under section 22(1);
(c) to appoint an auditor under section 26(2) or section 33(2); or
(d) to make by-laws under section 39.
(Amended 59 of 2000 s. 3)