### Registered Trustees Incorporation Ordinance 《註冊受託人法團條例》

11. Liability of trustees notwithstanding incorporation
After a certificate has been granted under the provisions of this Ordinance, all trustees constituting the corporation in respect of which the certificate has been granted, notwithstanding their incorporation, shall be chargeable for such property as comes or has come into their hands, and shall be answerable and accountable for their own acts, receipts, neglects, and defaults and for the due administration of the trusts and property in the same manner and to the same extent as if no such incorporation had been effected.

12. Gifts
After the incorporation of the trustees of any body of persons or charity in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, every donation, gift and disposition of property theretofore lawfully made but not having taken effect, or thereafter lawfully made by deed, will or otherwise to or in favour of such body or charity or the trustees thereof, or otherwise for the purposes thereof, shall take effect as if the same had been made to or in favour of the corporation or otherwise for the like purposes.
(Amended 14 of 1968 s. 8)

14. Enforcement of conditions and directions
All conditions and directions inserted in any certificate shall be binding upon and performed or observed by the corporation as trusts of the body of persons or charity for which it is trustee.
(Amended 14 of 1968 s. 10)

15. Fees
(1) The fees payable under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be as set out in the Second Schedule, and shall be taken in the office of the Registrar and paid into the general revenue of Hong Kong.
(2) The Chief Executive in Council may by order amend the Second Schedule:
Provided that no such order shall come into operation until it has been approved by resolution of the Legislative Council.(Amended 18 of 1999 s. 3)

### Pensions (Increase) Ordinance 《退休金(增加)條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Pensions (Increase) Ordinance.

### Pensions (Increase) Ordinance 《退休金(增加)條例》

5. Authorized increases to be ignored for certain purposes
The amount of an authorized increase shall not be taken into account for the purposes of section 9 of the Pensions Ordinance (Cap. 89) (except subsection (4) thereof), section 21 of the Pension Benefits Ordinance (Cap. 99) (except subsection (2) thereof), section 22 of the Pension Benefits (Judicial Officers) Ordinance (Cap. 401) (except subsection (2) thereof) or section 8 or 10 of the Widows and Orphans Pension Ordinance (Cap. 94).
(Replaced 85 of 1976 s. 2. Amended 36 of 1987 s. 38; 85 of 1988 s. 55; 4 of 1993 s. 28)

6. Authorized increases to be paid from general revenue
The cost of an authorized increase shall be charged on and paid out of the general revenue.
(Amended 36 of 1987 s. 38)

7. Power to amend Schedules
The Legislative Council may, by resolution, amend Schedule 1.
(Amended 3 of 1993 s. 59)

### Hong Kong Arts Centre Ordinance 《香港藝術中心條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Hong Kong Arts Centre Ordinance.

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
Board (監督團) means the Board of Governors of the Centre established under section 8;
Centre (中心) means the Hong Kong Arts Centre referred to in section 3;
Chairman (主席) means the Chairman of the Board appointed under section 10 or the Deputy Chairman or any other member of the Board when acting under that section as the Chairman;
Executive Director (總幹事) means the Executive Director of the Centre appointed under section 11 or any person appointed under that section to act as Executive Director; (Amended 59 of 2000 s. 3)
individual member of the Centre (中心的個人會員) means a natural person who is a member of the Centre;
organization member of the Centre (中心的團體會員) means any society, body (whether corporate or otherwise), association or club, which is a member of the Centre;
repealed Ordinance (被廢除的條例) means the Hong Kong Arts Centre Ordinance (Cap. 304, 1974 Ed. originally 47 of 1974) repealed by section 32(1).

3. Continuation of incorporation of the Hong Kong Arts Centre
The corporation incorporated by the repealed Ordinance and known as the “Hong Kong Arts Centre (香港藝術中心)”, shall continue, in that name, as a body corporate with perpetual succession and capable of suing and being sued.

4. Seal of the Centre
The Centre shall have a common seal, and the fixing of the seal shall be—
(a) authorized or ratified by resolution of the Board; and
(b) authenticated by the signature of any 2 members of the Board authorized by the Board, either generally or specially, to act for that purpose.

5. Documents of the Centre
(1) The Centre may make and execute any document in the performance or exercise of its functions or powers or in connexion with any matter reasonably incidental to or consequential upon the performance or exercise of its functions or powers.
(2) Any document purporting to be duly executed under the seal of the Centre shall be admitted in evidence and shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been duly executed.

### Hong Kong Arts Centre Ordinance 《香港藝術中心條例》

6. Objects of the Centre
Subject to this Ordinance, the objects of the Centre are—
(a) to promote, sponsor, encourage and provide for the appreciation of and participation in the visual, literary, musical and performing arts of whatever nature;
(b) to promote, exhibit, display and perform such arts, publicly and otherwise;
(c) to promote, support, sponsor, encourage and provide facilities for the learning and practising of such arts;
(d) to initiate, support and sponsor the creation, composition and production of such arts;
(e) to co-operate with and assist persons, companies, societies, bodies and associations which have as their objects any of the objects specified in paragraphs (a) to (d);
(f) such objects ancillary and incidental to the objects specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) as the Board may consider appropriate; and
(g) to apply its profits howsoever derived solely towards the promotion of its objects specified in this section,
in and outside Hong Kong.