### Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Incorporation Ordinance 《香港華人基督教聯會法團條例》

6. Seal
All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the corporation shall be sealed therewith in the presence of the chairman, or in his absence from Hong Kong, of the vice- chairman, and shall also be signed by the chairman, or by the vice-chairman. The seal shall be kept in the custody of the chairman, or in his absence from Hong Kong, in the custody of the vice-chairman.
(Amended 33 of 1999 s. 3)

7. Internal management of the Union
All matters of internal management of the Union, including any amendment of the constitution, shall be settled and carried out in accordance with the constitution.

8. 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 1999 s. 3)

### Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association Incorporation Ordinance 《香港防癆心臟及胸病協會法團條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association Incorporation Ordinance.
(Amended 9 of 1980 s. 3)

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
Association (協會) means the Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association incorporated under section 3; (Amended 9 of 1980 s. 4)
Board (董事會) means the Board of Directors established under the Constitution;
Chairman (主席) means the Chairman of the Board;
Constitution (會章) means the Constitution of the Association for the time being in force, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance relating to any matter expressly dealt with in this Ordinance;
former Association (前防癆會) means the Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis Association established under the repealed Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis Association Incorporation Ordinance (Cap. 1024, 1964 Ed.).

3. Incorporation of Association
The Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association shall be a body corporate and in that name shall have perpetual succession and may sue and be sued in all courts in Hong Kong and shall have, and may use, a common seal, and may from time to time break, change, alter and make anew the said seal as the Association may deem fit.
(Amended 9 of 1980 s. 5; 41 of 1999 s. 3)

### Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association Incorporation Ordinance 《香港防癆心臟及胸病協會法團條例》

4. Objects of the Association
The objects of the Association are each and every of the following—
(a) to carry on and continue the work and activities hereto before carried on by the Association;
(b) to promote, encourage, or undertake research and experimental work on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and any other aspects of the diseases and malfunctions of the chest, heart and lung, and to publish the findings of such work;
(c) to establish and operate hospitals, clinics, or such other institutions and to provide rehabilitation and medical treatment for those suffering or have suffered from diseases or malfunctions of the chest, heart or lung;
(d) to provide medical, convalescent, or rehabiliatory services generally for the benefit of the community of Hong Kong, and in the following institutions—
(i) the Ruttonjee Hospital;
(ii) the Freni Memorial Convalescent Home;
(iii) the Grantham Hospital; and
(iv) any other hospitals, clinics, infirmaries or other establishments managed by the Association;
(e) to establish, maintain, support, and operate hospitals, clinics, infirmaries, homes for the aged, convalescent centres or any other similar establishments;
(f) to establish, maintain, conduct, or operate, and to assist, financially or otherwise, any other charitable activities or institutions with all or any of its objects similar to those of the Association;
(g) to provide social and cultural services for the Hong Kong community;
(h) to promote the general welfare of the people of Hong Kong, and in particular, in the furtherance of health and the relief of distress and sickness;
(i) to promote and extend the objects of the Association overseas; and
(j) to establish and maintain affiliations with overseas organizations in the promotion and furtherance of the objects of the Association.
(Replaced 43 of 1988 s. 2)

### Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association Incorporation Ordinance 《香港防癆心臟及胸病協會法團條例》

5. Powers of the Association
The Association shall have power—
(a) to acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise and to hold, possess and enjoy any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements, goods, chattels and other property of whatsoever nature or kind, and wheresoever situate; (Amended 74 of 1974 s. 3)
(b) to build, rebuild, alter, vary, renew, maintain and repair any buildings, messuages or tenements and to effect any improvement thereto;
(c) to invest moneys on deposit in any bank or upon mortgage of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements, or upon the mortgage, debentures, debenture stocks, stocks, funds, shares or securities of any government, municipality, corporation or company or such other investment as the Board may think fit;
(d) to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender, exchange, partition, yield up, mortgage, pledge, demise, let, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any lands, buildings, messuages, tenements, mortgages, debentures, debenture stocks, stocks, funds, shares, securities, vessels, goods, chattels, property and assets for the time being vested in or belonging to the Association upon such terms as the Association may think fit;
(e) to borrow money upon such terms as the Association may think fit, and, subject to section 4(17) of the Summary Offences Ordinance (Cap. 228), to raise money by public or by private subscription;
(f) to accept donations, grants or subsidies from any person or Government authority or other body or organization;
(g) to establish, support and subscribe to provident funds, pension, retirement and similar schemes for the benefit of employees of the Association and their dependants and to grant and pay pensions or gratuities to and otherwise aid, support or assist any such persons; (Amended L.N. 20 of 1979)
(h) generally to do such other acts and things as are incidental or conducive to the objects of the Association as provided by this Ordinance and the Constitution.