### Travel Industry Ordinance 《旅遊業條例》

91. General procedure for meeting of disciplinary committee
(1) Subject to this Division and the regulations made under section 163, the procedure for convening meetings of the disciplinary committee and for the conduct of business at those meetings is to be decided by the committee.
(2) A meeting of the disciplinary committee is to be presided over by—
(a) the chairperson of the committee; or
(b) if the chairperson of the committee is absent, one of the vice-chairpersons.

92. Quorum for meeting
(1) The quorum for a meeting of the disciplinary committee is one half of the members of the committee.
(2) For determining the quorum, if the number of members of the disciplinary committee is not an even number, the number is to be regarded as having been increased by 1.

93. Voting at meeting
(1) At a meeting of the disciplinary committee, every question before the committee is to be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and entitled to vote.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), each member of the disciplinary committee who is present at the meeting has 1 vote.
(3) If there is an equality of votes in respect of any question to be decided at the meeting, the member who is presiding over the meeting has a casting vote in addition to his or her original vote.

94. Minutes
The disciplinary committee must maintain minutes of the proceedings, including a record of all decisions made, at each meeting of the committee.

95. Disclosure of interests in matters under discussion
(1) If a member of the disciplinary committee has a disclosable interest in a matter under discussion at a meeting of the committee—
(a) the member must disclose the nature of the interest at the meeting; and
(b) the disclosure must be recorded in the minutes.
(2) If the member making the disclosure is not presiding over the meeting, the person who is presiding over the meeting may make any of the following directions—
(a) the member must withdraw from the meeting during the discussion;
(b) the member must not vote in relation to the matter under discussion;
(c) the member must not be counted for a quorum.
(3) If the member making the disclosure is presiding over the meeting—
(a) the member must not continue to preside over the meeting during the discussion; and
(b) the majority of the other members present may make any of the following directions—
(i) the member must withdraw from the meeting during the discussion;
(ii) the member must not vote in relation to the matter under discussion;
(iii) the member must not be counted for a quorum.
(4) The validity of any proceedings of the disciplinary committee is not affected by the failure by a member of the committee to comply with this section.

### Travel Industry Ordinance 《旅遊業條例》

96. Authority to refer facts of case to chairperson of disciplinary committee
(1) At the conclusion of an investigation conducted because of a case of complaint lodged under section 70, or a case of suspicion mentioned in section 71(b), in relation to a licensee, the Authority may refer the facts of the case to the chairperson of the disciplinary committee.
(2) The chairperson of the disciplinary committee must consider the facts of the case.
(3) If the chairperson of the disciplinary committee has a disclosable interest in the case—
(a) the chairperson must disclose the nature of the interest to the Chairperson;
(b) the chairperson must not deal with the case; and
(c) the Authority may appoint another member of the committee who—
(i) is a non-trade member; and
(ii) does not have a disclosable interest in the case,
to deal with the case and, for this purpose, the references to the chairperson in sections 97 and 98 are construed to be references to that member.
(4) Subject to subsection (3), the chairperson of the disciplinary committee may delegate the chairperson’s functions under sections 97 and 98 to a vice-chairperson of the committee who does not have a disclosable interest in the case.

97. Chairperson of disciplinary committee may decide case not to proceed
(1) This section applies to a case investigated under section 71(a), the facts of which have been referred to the chairperson of the disciplinary committee.
(2) If the chairperson of the disciplinary committee is satisfied that the case is trivial, frivolous, vexatious, misconceived or lacking in substance, the chairperson may decide that the case is not to proceed further.
(3) If the chairperson of the disciplinary committee decides that the case is not to proceed further, the chairperson must, by notice in writing given to the complainant concerned within 14 days beginning on the date on which the decision is made—
(a) notify the complainant of the decision; and
(b) give reasons for the decision.

### Travel Industry Ordinance 《旅遊業條例》

99. Composition of inquiry committee
(1) An inquiry committee is to consist of the following members—
(a) the chairperson;
(b) at least 2 ordinary members.
(2) Only a member of the disciplinary committee is eligible to be a member of an inquiry committee.
(3) If an inquiry committee is established by the chairperson of the disciplinary committee—
(a) the chairperson of the disciplinary committee; or
(b) a vice-chairperson of the disciplinary committee nominated by the chairperson of the disciplinary committee,
is to be the chairperson of the inquiry committee.
(4) If an inquiry committee is not established by the chairperson of the disciplinary committee—
(a) the person who establishes the inquiry committee; or
(b) a vice-chairperson of the disciplinary committee nominated by the person who establishes the inquiry committee,
is to be the chairperson of the inquiry committee.
(5) In nominating a vice-chairperson of the disciplinary committee (nominee

100. General procedure for meeting of inquiry committee
(1) Subject to this Division and the regulations made under section 163, the procedure for convening meetings of an inquiry committee and for the conduct of business at those meetings is to be decided by the committee.
(2) A meeting of an inquiry committee is to be presided over by the chairperson of the committee.

101. Quorum for meeting
(1) The quorum for a meeting of an inquiry committee is 3 members of the committee or one half of the members of the committee, whichever is the greater.
(2) For determining the quorum, if the number of members of an inquiry committee is not an even number, the number is to be regarded as having been increased by 1.
(3) A meeting of an inquiry committee may be conducted only if a majority of the members present are non-trade members.

102. Voting at meeting
(1) At a meeting of an inquiry committee, every question before the committee is to be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and entitled to vote.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), each member of an inquiry committee who is present at the meeting has 1 vote.
(3) If there is an equality of votes in respect of any question to be decided at the meeting, the chairperson of the inquiry committee has a casting vote in addition to his or her original vote.

103. Parties to inquiry
The parties to an inquiry are the licensee concerned, the Authority and the complainant (if any).