### Jesuit Order (English Assistancy) Incorporation Ordinance 《耶穌會(英語參贊區)法團條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Jesuit Order (English Assistancy) Incorporation Ordinance.
(Amended 28 of 1929 s. 2)

2. Incorporation
The Procurator for the time being in Hong Kong of the English Assistancy of the Jesuit Order shall be a corporation sole hereinafter called the corporation

3. Powers of corporation
(1) The corporation 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, company or person and also to purchase, acquire and possess vessels and other goods and chattels of what nature and kind soever.
(2) The corporation 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, or vessels or other goods and chattels, which are for the time being vested in or belong to the corporation, upon such terms as to the corporation may seem fit.

4. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors
The legal estate in any property whatsoever transferred to the corporation in any manner whatsoever, shall, in the event of the death of the Procurator for the time being in Hong Kong of the English Assistancy of the Jesuit Order or in the event of his ceasing to hold office as such Procurator, pass to his successor in such office when appointed.

5. Appointment of Procurator
(1) Whenever any person is appointed to the office of Procurator in Hong Kong of the English Assistancy of the Jesuit Order such person shall, within three 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.
(2) 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. 226 of 1976; L.N. 242 of 1994; L.N. 362 of 1997)
(Amended 33 of 1939; G.N. 840 of 1940 Supp. Schedule; 32 of 1999 s. 3)

### Jesuit Order (English Assistancy) Incorporation Ordinance 《耶穌會(英語參贊區)法團條例》

6. Execution of documents
All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of the said Procurator or his attorney and shall be signed by him or his attorney and such signing shall be taken as sufficient evidence of the due sealing of such deeds and other instruments and all deeds, instruments and other documents and writings requiring the signature of the corporation shall be signed by such Procurator or his attorney.

7. 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)

### Irish Province of the Order of Franciscans Minor Incorporation Ordinance 《方濟會愛爾蘭省法團條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Irish Province of the Order of Franciscans Minor Incorporation Ordinance.

2. Incorporation
The Procurator for the time being in Hong Kong of the Irish Province of the Order of Franciscans Minor shall be a corporation sole, hereinafter called the corporation

3. Power of corporation
(1) The corporation 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, company or person, and also to purchase, acquire and possess vessels and other goods and chattels of what nature and kind soever.
(2) The corporation 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, or vessels or other goods and chattels which are for the time being vested in or belonging to the corporation, upon such terms as to the corporation may seem fit.

4. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors
The legal estate in any property whatsoever transferred to the corporation in any manner whatsoever shall, in the event of the death of the Procurator for the time being in Hong Kong of the Irish Province of the Order of Franciscans Minor, or in the event of his ceasing to hold office as such Procurator, pass to his successor in such office when appointed.

5. Appointment of Procurator
(1) When any other person is appointed to the office of Procurator in Hong Kong of the Irish Province of the Order of Franciscans Minor such person shall within three 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.
(2) 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. 226 of 1976; L.N. 242 of 1994; L.N. 362 of 1997)
(Amended 32 of 1999 s. 3)

### Irish Province of the Order of Franciscans Minor Incorporation Ordinance 《方濟會愛爾蘭省法團條例》

6. Execution of documents
All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of the said Procurator or his attorney and shall be signed by him or his attorney, and such signing shall be taken as sufficient evidence of the due sealing of such deeds and other instruments and all deeds, instruments and other documents and writings requiring the signature of the corporation shall be signed by such Procurator or his attorney.

7. 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)

### Hop Yat Church of The Church of Christ in China Incorporation Ordinance 《中華基督教會合一堂法團條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Hop Yat Church of The Church of Christ in China Incorporation Ordinance.

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
constitution (章程) means the constitution of the Hop Yat Church approved from time to time by its members in accordance with the constitution for the time being in force;
Corporation (法團) means the body incorporated by section 3;
Council of a Unit Church (單位堂堂會) means the Council for the time being of a Unit Church of the Corporation;
Hop Yat Church (合一堂) means the Hop Yat Church of The Church of Christ in China taken as a whole which shall include all its churches schools and other establishments and their respective members for the time being;
ministers (牧師) and preachers (宣教師) respectively mean the ministers and preachers for the time being employed by the Hop Yat Church;
Properties Management Committee (管業委員會) means the Properties Management Committee for the time being of the Corporation;
repealed Ordinance (已廢除的條例) means the Hop Yat Tong Church of Christ Hong Kong Incorporation Ordinance (Cap. 1027, 1964 Ed.);
Unit Church (單位堂) means a church establishment of the Hop Yat Church.

3. Incorporation
The Council of Representatives for the time being of the Hop Yat Church of The Church of Christ in China shall be a body corporate, hereinafter called the Corporation