### Sir Murray MacLehose Trust Fund Ordinance 《麥理浩爵士信託基金條例》

7. Accounts
(1) The trustee shall cause proper accounts to be kept of all transactions of the fund and shall cause to be prepared, in respect of the period from the commencement* of this Ordinance to 31 March 1983 and thereafter in respect of every period of one year ending on 31 March, a statement of the accounts of the fund, which statement shall include an income and expenditure account and balance sheet and shall be signed by the trustee.
(2) The accounts of the fund and the signed statement of the accounts shall be audited by an auditor appointed by the Chief Executive and the auditor shall certify the statement subject to such report, if any, as he may think fit.
(3) There shall be laid on the table of the Legislative Council not later than 31 December next following the end of each period in respect of which a statement is required to be prepared under subsection (1) or so soon thereafter as the Chief Executive may allow—
(a) a copy of the signed and audited statement of accounts together with the auditor’s report, if any;
(b) a report of the trustee on the administration of the fund during that period; and
(c) such other report, if any, as the Chief Executive may see fit to make thereon.
(Amended 18 of 1999 s. 3) Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 21 May 1982.

8. Cost of administering the fund
(1)  The cost of administering the fund, other than the salaries and fees paid under section 6(2), shall be a charge upon the general revenue of Hong Kong:
Provided that the Financial Secretary may direct that an annual supervision fee to be determined by him shall be charged against the income of the fund and paid into the general revenue of Hong Kong. 
(2) The fee charged under the proviso to subsection (1) shall—
(a) be in respect of the period from the commencement* of this Ordinance to 31 March 1983 and thereafter in respect of every period of one year ending on 31 March; and
(b) not exceed 2 1/2% of the income of the fund over the relevant period.

Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 21 May 1982.

### Hong Kong Productivity Council Ordinance 《香港生產力促進局條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Hong Kong Productivity Council Ordinance.

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
arrangement (安排) means contract, licensing agreement or agreement under seal;
Chairman (主席) means the Chairman of the Hong Kong Productivity Council appointed under section 9(1)(a) or, during the absence from Hong Kong or incapacity of the Chairman so appointed, the person (if any) appointed under subsection (5) of that section to act as Chairman or, if no person has been appointed to act as Chairman, the Deputy Chairman appointed under subsection (2) of that section;
company (公司) means a company limited by shares and registered under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) as in force at the time of the registration or the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622); (Amended 28 of 2012 ss. 912 & 920)
Council (促進局) means the Hong Kong Productivity Council established by section 3;
Executive Director (總裁) means the Executive Director appointed under section 5(1)(h) by the Council.
(Replaced 57 of 1985 s. 2. Amended 67 of 1993 s. 2)

3. Establishment and incorporation of the Hong Kong Productivity Council
There is hereby established a council to be called the Hong Kong Productivity Council which shall, in that name, be a body corporate with perpetual succession and shall be capable of suing and being sued and, subject to this Ordinance, of doing and suffering all such other acts and things as bodies corporate may lawfully do and suffer.

### Hong Kong Productivity Council Ordinance 《香港生產力促進局條例》

4. Functions of Council
(1) The functions of the Council shall be—
(a) to promote the increased productivity of industry in Hong Kong and to encourage the more efficient utilization of resources therein;
(b) to consider matters affecting productivity of industry in Hong Kong;
(c) to advise the Chief Executive concerning the productivity of industry in Hong Kong and measures designed to increase it; (Amended 65 of 2000 s. 3)
(d) to consult with, co-ordinate and assist the activities of persons or organizations, either in Hong Kong or elsewhere, engaged in the study, development or dissemination of programmes, methods or techniques designed to increase productivity in industry; and
(e) to take on productivity related assignments elsewhere than in Hong Kong subject to the conditions specified in subsection (2).
(2) The Council shall not carry out any work in pursuance of the function referred to in subsection (1)(e) unless—
(a) the work can be carried out without prejudice to the performance by the Council of the functions referred to in subsection (1)(a), (b), (c) and (d); and
(b) the minimum rate charged by the Council for the work is sufficient to recover all costs incurred in carrying out that work, which costs shall include direct costs (recurrent and capital) and overhead costs.
(3) In favour of a person dealing with the Council in good faith, any transaction decided on by the Council in pursuance, or purporting to be in pursuance, of the function referred to in subsection (1)(e) shall be deemed to be one which it is within the power of the Council to enter into, and the power of the Council to so enter into that transaction shall be deemed to be free of any limitation referred to in subsection (2), and a party to such a transaction shall not be bound to inquire as to the power of the Council to enter into it or as to any limitation referred to in subsection (2) on the Council to enter into it or to carry it out, and shall be presumed to have acted in good faith unless the contrary is proved.
(Replaced 57 of 1985 s. 3)

### Hong Kong Productivity Council Ordinance 《香港生產力促進局條例》

5A. Chief Executive in Council may give directions
(1) The Chief Executive in Council may, if he considers the public interest so requires, give directions in writing to the Council with respect to the exercise of its powers and the performance of its functions under this Ordinance, and the Council shall comply with those directions. (Amended 57 of 1985 s. 5; 65 of 2000 s. 3)
(2) No such direction shall be inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance.
(Added 70 of 1979 s. 3)

6. Approval of salary scales by Chief Executive
(1) The Council shall, before establishing or varying any salary scale (including any scale of allowances and other pecuniary benefits) for any officer or servant or class of officer or servant of the Council, submit for the approval of the Chief Executive particulars thereof, and the Chief Executive may confirm the same either generally in respect of the relevant class of officer or servant or specially in respect of a particular officer or servant or a particular post.
(2) No officer or servant of the Council shall be paid any salary other than a salary in the appropriate scale approved by the Chief Executive under subsection (1).
(Amended 65 of 2000 s. 3)

7. Seal of the Council
(1) The Council shall have a common seal, and the fixing of the seal shall—
(a) be authorized or ratified by resolution of the Council; and
(b) be authenticated by the signatures of any 2 members of the Council, authorized by resolution of the Council either generally or specially to act for that purpose.
(2) Any document purporting to be a document duly executed under the seal of the Council shall be received in evidence and shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to be a document so executed.

8. Certain contracts and instruments not required to be under seal
Any contract or instrument which, if entered into or executed by a person not being a body corporate, would not be required to be under seal may be entered into or executed on behalf of the Council by any person generally or specially authorized by the Council for that purpose.