### Society of Boys’ Centres Incorporation Ordinance 《香港扶幼會法團條例》

4. Powers
The Society shall have power—
(a) 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 in Hong Kong, to invest moneys on deposit in any bank or upon mortgage of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements in Hong Kong or in the debentures, debenture stock, stock, funds, shares or securities of any corporation or company carrying on business in Hong Kong and to purchase and acquire movable property of whatsoever nature or kind;
(b) to build, rebuild, demolish, alter, vary, renew, maintain and repair any buildings, messuages or tenements acquired by the Society or in which the Society has acquired an interest and to effect any improvements thereto;
(c) to grant, sell, convey, assign, transfer, exchange, partition, surrender, yield up, charge, mortgage, pledge, reassign, release, demise, let or otherwise dispose of any lands, buildings, messuages, tenements, mortgages, debentures, debenture stock, stock, funds, shares, securities, and movable property for the time being vested in or belonging to the Society upon such terms as the Society may think fit;
(d) to borrow money upon such terms as the Society may think fit and, subject to section 4(17) of the Summary Offences Ordinance (Cap. 228), to raise money by private or public subscription; (Amended E.R. 4 of 2022)
(e) to accept donations, grants or subsidies from any person or Government Authority or other body or organization;
(f) to establish, support and subscribe to provident funds, pension and retirement and similar schemes for the benefit of employees of the Society and their dependants and to grant and pay pensions or gratuities to and otherwise aid, support or assist any such persons;
(g) generally to do such other acts and things as are incidental or conducive to the aims and objects of the Society.

### Society of Boys’ Centres Incorporation Ordinance 《香港扶幼會法團條例》

6. Office-bearers and members
The Society shall consist of those office-bearers and members of the existing society who were such office-bearers and members immediately before the commencement* of this Ordinance and of all persons who shall hereafter be admitted to membership of the Society in accordance with its constitution.

Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 10 April 1981.

7. Constitution
(1) The constitution of the existing society in force immediately prior to the commencement* of this Ordinance shall be the constitution of the Society, and, subject to this Ordinance, may be amended at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the constitution.
(2) The constitution shall not be amended without the consent in writing of the Registrar of Companies.

Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 10 April 1981.

8. Registration
(1) The Society shall forward to the Registrar of Companies for registration the following—
(a) notice of the address of the principal office of the Society and of any change therein;
(b) a copy of the constitution and any amendment thereto certified as correct by the Chairman; and
(c) a list of the names, occupations and addresses of the Chairman and members of the Executive Committee and any change therein, certified as correct by the Chairman.
(2) Every document required to be registered in accordance with subsection (1) shall be forwarded to the Registrar of Companies within 28 days of the commencement* of this Ordinance or within 28 days of any change or amendment, as the case may be.
(3) The Society shall pay such fees for registering any document under this section as may be payable under the regulations made under section 26 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) for the registration of a document required to be registered under that Ordinance. (Amended 28 of 2012 ss. 912 & 920)
(4) Any person may inspect any document registered under this section on payment of such fee as may be payable under the regulations made under section 26 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) for inspecting a document kept by the Registrar of Companies. (Amended 28 of 2012 ss. 912 & 920)
(5) The list or any change therein registered under subsection (1)(c) shall be prima facie evidence of the facts mentioned therein.

Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 10 April 1981.

### Society of Boys’ Centres Incorporation Ordinance 《香港扶幼會法團條例》

9. Execution of documents
(1) All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the Society shall be sealed in the presence of 2 members of the Executive Committee and shall be signed by those members, and such signing shall be taken as sufficient evidence of the due sealing of such deeds, documents or other instruments.
(2) The Executive Committee shall be responsible for the safe custody of the common seal of the Society.

10. 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 any other persons except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance and those claiming by, from or under them.
(Amended 41 of 1999 s. 3)

### Chater Masonic Scholarship Fund Ordinance 《共濟會遮打獎學基金條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Chater Masonic Scholarship Fund Ordinance.

1A. Object of Chater Masonic Scholarship Fund
(1) The objects of the Chater Masonic Scholarship Fund are—
(a) to support, advance and promote education and for such purpose to grant endowments and donations to schools and tertiary institutions and to grant to students and persons pursuing studies scholarships, subsidies, bursaries, allowances, loans (whether subject to payment of interest or otherwise) and other forms of assistance (financial or otherwise) as the trustees may at their absolute discretion consider expedient;
(b) to support, advance and promote all charitable activities and projects which will in the absolute opinion of the trustees be conducive to the training or education of children and young persons at their leisure times so as to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of the society;
(c) to support and make donations to such institutions or for such purposes or objects for the advancement and promotion of education at such time or times and in such manner as the trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit; and
(d) to provide funds and to make or join in the making of any administrative provisions that the trustees may at their absolute discretion deem necessary for the initiation, support, promotion or sponsoring of any projects for the advancement and promotion of education. (Replaced 95 of 1995 s. 2)
(2) The scholarships provided under subsection (1) shall be at the University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the City University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Baptist University, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and other institutions as the trustees may think fit or any seat of higher learning situated outside Hong Kong. (Replaced 24 of 1981 s. 2. Amended 100 of 1994 s. 10; 95 of 1995 s. 2)
(Added 72 of 1975 s. 2)

2. Incorporation
(1) The trustees of the Chater Masonic Scholarship Fund and their successors in office as hereinafter defined shall be a body corporate, hereinafter called the corporation