### Hong Kong St. John Ambulance Incorporation Ordinance 《香港聖約翰救護機構法團條例》

4. Objects of the Corporation
The objects of the Corporation are—
(a) to continue, promote and encourage ambulance service in all its aspects;
(b) to promote and encourage all works of humanity and charity for the relief of distress, suffering, sickness and danger without any distinction as to race, class or creed, and the extension of the principle and spirit of the Corporation embodied in its motto “FOR THE SERVICE OF MANKIND”;
(c) to render aid to the sick, wounded, disabled, injured or suffering;
(d) to promote, encourage and co-ordinate contacts and co-operation between the Corporation and other organizations with the same or similar aims and objects;
(e) to send representatives to attend any meeting or conference regarding any matter or matters connected with any of the objects of the Corporation;
(f) to organize and promote lectures and instruction courses to the general public in respect of matters related to nursing and first aid services and to issue certificates and testimonials therefor;
(g) to receive and accept donations, endowments, gifts of money, land, hereditaments, houses, buildings, stocks, shares, securities and other properties movable or immovable, real or personal, whatsoever and wheresoever;
(h) to maintain fraternal relationship with the Order and its various Foundations and affiliated organizations worldwide;
(i) generally to do or pursue all such deeds, acts, matters or things that are helpful or incidental to the attainment of any one or more of the above objects.

### Hong Kong St. John Ambulance Incorporation Ordinance 《香港聖約翰救護機構法團條例》

5. Powers of the Corporation
Subject to this Ordinance, the Council may on behalf of the Corporation do or pursue all such deeds, acts, matters or things as are necessary, incidental or conducive to the attainment or better carrying out of the objects of the Corporation, and, in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may—
(a) acquire, accept lease of, purchase, take, hold or enjoy any property, lands, proprietory interests in land, buildings, messuages or tenements of whatsoever nature or kind and wheresoever situate, movable or immovable or demolish any buildings, messuages or tenements or develop, redevelop, sell, let, dispose of or otherwise deal with any such property as aforesaid on such terms as the Council may deem fit;
(b) invest money in or upon mortgage, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities of any government, municipality, corporation, company or person;
(c) purchase, acquire and possess any ambulance or other vehicles, any medical and first aid equipment, medicine and other goods and chattels of whatsoever nature or kind;
(d) enter into any contract, agreement and memorandum of whatsoever nature or kind;
(e) by deed under its seal 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, ambulances or other goods and chattels which are for the time being vested in or belong to the Corporation upon such terms as the Corporation may deem fit;
(f) borrow money, mortgage or charge property or assets of the Corporation or give undertakings on behalf of the Corporation;
(g) apply for and receive sponsorships, donations and gifts, whether on trust or otherwise, and act as trustee of monies or other property vested in the Corporation on trust;
(h) appoint and remove any employee of the Corporation and fix the amount of remuneration of such employee and auditors of the Corporation;
(i) utilize money and funds of the Corporation for any matter or matters relating to or in connection with any or all of the objects of the Corporation or which in the opinion of the Council is advisable in the general interest of the Corporation;
(j) do or pursue all other matters reasonably incidental or conducive to the furtherance of the Corporation’s objects.

### Hong Kong St. John Ambulance Incorporation Ordinance 《香港聖約翰救護機構法團條例》

7. Council’s role and power
(1) The Council shall be the supreme governing body of the Corporation and is charged with the governance, management and control of all business and activities of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance and the Constitution.
(2) The business of the Corporation shall be managed by the Council which may exercise all the powers and privileges vested in the Corporation.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and the Constitution, the Council may, by resolution passed by a majority of votes at its meetings held from time to time, make, alter or repeal such regulations or rules of the Corporation, including regulations or rules of the Council, the Association and the Brigade in force from time to time, as it may at its discretion deem necessary or desirable for governing, regulating and monitoring the affairs and activities of the Corporation including but not limited to the appointment, removal or conduct of any or all of the members, officers and office-bearers of the Council, the Association or the Brigade.

8. Amendment of the Constitution
Subject to the terms and provisions of this Ordinance and the Constitution, the Council may from time to time amend the Constitution and any amendments made thereto shall be filed with the Registrar of Companies within the time limit set out in the Constitution.

9. Execution of documents
(1) All documents requiring the seal of the Corporation shall be sealed with its common seal in the presence of the Chairman or one of the Vice-Chairmen and shall be signed by either one of them and countersigned by a member of the Council, and such signing shall be prima facie evidence that the said seal was duly affixed.
(2) Any document purporting to be executed in accordance with subsection (1) shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been duly executed.
(3) (a) All books and other documents which would, before the commencement* of this Ordinance, have been evidence in respect of any matter for or against the Institution shall be admissible in evidence in respect of the same matter for or against the Corporation.
(b) In this section documents (文件) has the same meaning as in section 46 of the Evidence Ordinance (Cap. 8). (Amended 2 of 1999 s. 6)

Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 27 June 1997.

10. Service of documents on the Corporation
(1) The Corporation shall at all times have a registered address on its letterhead for service of documents on the Corporation.
(2) Notice of the registered address or any change thereof shall be filed with the Registrar of Companies.

11. Awards in recognition of services
In order to give recognition to any person who has made outstanding contribution to the work of the Corporation, the President or the Chairman may, on the recommendation of the Council, make an award to that person.