### Industrial Training (Clothing Industry) Ordinance 《工業訓練(製衣業)條例》

8. Chairman of the Authority
(1) The Chief Executive shall appoint a member to be chairman of the Authority.
(2) If the chairman is absent from Hong Kong or is for any other reason unable to act as chairman, the Chief Executive may appoint another member to be chairman in his place during his absence or incapacity.
(Amended 56 of 2000 s. 3)

9. Meetings and proceedings of the Authority
(1) Meetings of the Authority shall be held at such times and places as the chairman may appoint. (Amended L.N. 386 of 1993)
(2) The quorum for meetings of the Authority shall be such quorum as is specified in section 2 of Schedule 2. (Replaced 93 of 1993 s. 4)
(3) At any meeting of the Authority the chairman shall preside.
(4) If the chairman is absent from any meeting of the Authority, the members present at the meeting may elect one of their number to act as chairman in his place.
(5) The chairman or the member acting in his place shall have a deliberative vote on all matters coming before the Authority and in the case of an equality of votes he shall also have a casting vote.
(6) If a member has a pecuniary interest, whether direct or indirect, in any contract or proposed contract or in any other matter, and is present at a meeting of the Authority at which the contract or other matter is the subject of consideration, he shall, as soon as practicable after the commencement of the meeting, disclose to the Authority the fact and nature of his interest.
(7) Such member shall, if so required by the meeting, withdraw from the meeting while the Authority is considering the contract or matter and in any case shall not vote thereon.
(8) Subject to this Ordinance, the Authority may determine its own procedure at meetings.

10. Transaction of business by circulation of papers
The Authority may transact any of its business by the circulation of papers, and a resolution in writing which is approved in writing by a majority of the members shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Authority by the votes of the members so approving the resolution.

11. Committees
(1) The Authority may appoint committees for the better discharge of its functions under this Ordinance.
(2) The Authority may in writing delegate to any committee appointed under subsection (1) any of its powers and functions:
Provided that no delegation made under this subsection shall preclude the Authority from exercising or performing at any time any power or function so delegated.
(3) Each committee may determine its own procedure at meetings.

12. Appointment of employees and conditions of employment
The Authority may appoint such employees as it thinks fit and determine all matters relating to their remuneration and terms and conditions of appointment or employment.

### Industrial Training (Clothing Industry) Ordinance 《工業訓練(製衣業)條例》

13. Staff benefits
(1) The Authority may—
(a) grant, or make provision for the grant of, pensions, gratuities and retirement benefits to its employees;
(b) provide other benefits for the welfare of its employees and their dependants;
(c) make payments, whether ex gratia or legally due, to the personal representative of a deceased employee or to any person who was dependent on such employee at his death.
(2) The Authority may establish, manage and control or enter into an arrangement with any company or association for the establishment, management and control by such company or association either alone or jointly with the Authority of any fund or scheme for the purpose of providing for the pensions, gratuities, benefits and payments referred to in subsection (1).
(3) The Authority may make contributions to any fund or scheme referred to in subsection (1) and may require its employees to make contributions thereto.
(4) In this section employees (僱員) includes any class of employee which the Authority may specify and in subsection (1) includes former employees.

14. Funds and property of the Authority
The funds and property of the Authority shall consist of—
(a) subject to section 27(2), all amounts of levy and surcharge collected by the Commissioner; (Amended L.N. 294 of 1982)
(b) any moneys received by the Authority by way of grants, loans, donations, fees, rent or interest;
(c) all moneys derived from the sale of any property held by or on behalf of the Authority; and
(d) all other moneys and property lawfully received by the Authority for its purposes.

15. Estimates and financial year
(1)  In each financial year, before a date to be appointed by the Chief Executive, the Authority shall submit to the Chief Executive a programme of its proposed activities and estimates of its income and expenditure for the next financial year:
Provided that the programme and estimates for the first financial year of the Authority shall be forwarded as soon as is practicable after the commencement* of this Ordinance. 
(2) The Authority may, from time to time, with the prior approval of the Chief Executive, fix a period to be the financial year of the Authority.
(Amended 56 of 2000 s. 3) Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 5 September 1975.

16. Bank account
(1) The Authority shall open and maintain an account with a bank approved by the Director of Accounting Services. (Amended L.N. 16 of 1977)
(2) The Authority shall pay all moneys received by it into the account referred to in subsection (1).

### Industrial Training (Clothing Industry) Ordinance 《工業訓練(製衣業)條例》

17. Investment of funds
All funds of the Authority that are not immediately required may be—
(a) deposited on fixed deposit in any bank or savings bank nominated by the Financial Secretary either generally or, in any particular case, for that purpose; or
(b) subject to the prior approval of the Financial Secretary invested in such investments as the Authority thinks fit.

18. Accounts
(1) The Authority shall maintain proper accounts and records of all income and expenditure.
(2) After the end of each financial year, the Authority shall cause to be prepared statements of income and expenditure during the previous financial year and of the assets and liabilities of the Authority on the last day thereof.

19. Auditors
(1) The Authority shall appoint auditors, who shall be entitled at any time to have access to all books of account, vouchers and other financial records of the Authority and to require such information and explanations thereof as they may think fit.
(2) The auditors shall audit the statements prepared under section 18(2) and shall report thereon to the Authority.

20. Statements and reports to be laid on table of Legislative Council
(1) The Authority shall, within 6 months after the end of each financial year or such further time as the Chief Executive may in any particular year allow, submit to the Chief Executive a report on the activities of the Authority and copies of the statements prepared under section 18(2) and the report made under section 19(2).
(2) The Chief Executive shall cause the reports and statements received by him under subsection (1) to be laid on the table of the Legislative Council.
(Amended 56 of 2000 s. 3)

21. Imposition of clothing industry training levy
(1) A levy, to be known as the clothing industry training levy, shall be imposed in accordance with this Ordinance on the F.O.B. value of clothing items exported.
(2) A levy imposed under subsection (1) shall be payable by the exporter of the clothing items.

22. Rate of levy
(1) The Legislative Council may by resolution prescribe the rate of levy.
(2) The rate of levy prescribed under subsection (1) shall be based on the F.O.B. value of the clothing items exported.
(3) The rate of levy prescribed under subsection (1) shall come into effect 30 days after the publication of the resolution in the Gazette.