### Scout Association of Hong Kong Ordinance 《香港童軍總會條例》

9. Incorporation
(1) The Scout Association of Hong Kong shall be a body corporate consisting of the persons for the time being holding office in the Association as—
(a) President;
(b) Chief Commissioner;
(c) Chairman of the Executive Committee;
(d) Secretary; and
(e) Treasurer. (Replaced 28 of 1977 s. 11)
(1A) The corporation shall have perpetual succession, may sue and be sued in all courts and shall have and may use a common seal. (Added 19 of 1975 s. 10)
(2) Whenever any person is appointed to the office of President, Chief Commissioner, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Secretary or Treasurer of the Association, such person shall, within 6 weeks after his appointment or within such further time as may be allowed by the Chief Executive, furnish to the Chief Executive satisfactory evidence of his appointment. (Amended 19 of 1975 ss. 3 & 10; 28 of 1977 s. 11)
(3) A notification in the Gazette under the hand of the Chief Secretary for Administration that such evidence has been furnished to the Chief Executive by such person shall be conclusive evidence of such appointment. (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997)
(Amended 33 of 1939; G.N. 840 of 1940 Supp. Schedule; 4 of 2000 s. 3)

9A. Officers deputies
(1) Where any of the officers specified in section 9(1) is unable, by reason of sickness, absence from Hong Kong or any other cause, to discharge any of the powers or duties to be exercised or performed by him under this Ordinance, those powers or duties may be exercised or performed by his deputy.
(2) The deputy to the President shall be such one of the Vice-Presidents as may be nominated by the President as his deputy and appointed in accordance with the constitution. (Amended 28 of 1977 s. 12)
(Added 19 of 1975 s. 11)

### Scout Association of Hong Kong Ordinance 《香港童軍總會條例》

10. Powers of corporation
(1) The Association 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 government, municipality, corporation or company, and also to purchase, acquire and possess vessels, goods and chattels of what nature and kind soever.
(2) The Association 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, vessels, goods or chattels, which are for the time being vested in or belonging to the Association, upon such terms as to the corporation may seem fit.
(3) The Association may purchase or otherwise acquire and undertake all or any part of the property, liabilities or engagements of any company, institution, society or association whose activities or objects are connected with or are similar to those of the Association. (Added 19 of 1975 s. 12)
(Amended 28 of 1977 s. 13)

11. Execution of documents
All instruments requiring the signature of the Association shall be signed by, and all deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the Association shall be sealed in the presence of, the President and one of the persons specified in section 9(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e).
(Replaced 19 of 1975 s. 13. Amended 28 of 1977 s. 14)

12. Internal management
All matters of internal management shall be settled and carried out in accordance with the constitution.
(Replaced 19 of 1975 s. 13. Amended 28 of 1977 s. 15)

13. 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 33 of 1939; G.N. 840 of 1940 Supp. Schedule; 4 of 2000 s. 3)

### Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Hong Kong Incorporation Ordinance 《羅馬天主敎會香港敎區主敎法團條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Hong Kong Incorporation Ordinance.
(Amended 5 of 1924 s. 6; 64 of 1948 s. 2)

2. Incorporation
The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Hong Kong, and his successors in the office of Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Hong Kong, shall be a corporation sole, hereinafter called the corporation

2A. Powers of the corporation
(1) Subject to subsection (3), the corporation shall have the following powers—
(a) to acquire, lease, hold and enjoy any land or buildings on such terms as it thinks fit;
(b) to invest its money—
(i) on deposit at any bank, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere; or
(ii) in the stocks, shares, or securities of any corporation carrying on business either in Hong Kong or elsewhere;
(c) to purchase, hire or acquire any movable property;
(d) to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of, and to charge, any of its property on such terms as it thinks fit;
(e) to develop or turn to account any of its immovable property in such manner and on such terms as it thinks fit;
(f) to borrow money for the corporation’s purposes and to charge all or any of its property.
(2) The powers conferred on the corporation by subsection (1) may be exercised either alone or jointly with one or more other persons.
(3) In respect of land and buildings—
(a) acquired with public money; or
(b) granted by the Government for any special purpose,
prior to the commencement* of this Ordinance, the powers conferred on the corporation by subsection (1)(d), (e) and (f) shall not be exercised except with the consent of the Chief Executive in Council. (Amended 33 of 1999 s. 3)
(Added 40 of 1975 s. 2) Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 15 May 1885.

3. 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.
(Replaced 64 of 1948 s. 3. Amended 33 of 1999 s. 3)