### Federation of Hong Kong Industries Ordinance 《香港工業總會條例》

20. Effect of cesser of membership in relation to fees, etc., paid to Federation, etc.
A person who ceases for any reason to be a member shall not, solely by reason of his ceasing to be a member, be entitled to the return of any fees or other moneys paid by him to the Federation or relieved of any liability to the Federation which exists at the time he ceases to be a member.

21. Annual general meetings
(1) There shall be a general meeting of the Federation not less than once in every year.
(2) General meetings shall be held not more than 15 months after the preceding such meeting.
(3) It shall be the duty of the general committee to convene the said general meetings of the Federation, which shall, subject to the provisions of subsections (1) and (2), be held at such time as the committee may think fit.
(4) Any meeting held in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be styled the annual general meeting.

22. Extraordinary general meetings
(1) The general committee may convene a general meeting of the Federation whenever it considers it to be necessary.
(2) The general committee shall convene a general meeting of the Federation on a requisition in writing addressed to the secretary and signed by not less than one-tenth of the members other than those full members who are allocated to any scheduled group which is classified by the general committee as Non-manufacturing I and Non-manufacturing II in the First Schedule. (Amended 79 of 1994 s. 13)
(3) Any meeting held in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be styled an extraordinary general meeting.

23. Notice of general meetings
(1) The general committee shall cause to be sent to every member not less than 10 days’ notice of any general meeting of the Federation.
(2) Every such notice shall specify—
(a) the day on, and the time and place at, which the meeting will be held;
(b) in the case of an annual general meeting, other than such a meeting at which the only business to be considered is the income and expenditure account, balance sheet, auditors’ report, the report of the general committee or the appointment of auditors, and in the case of any extraordinary general meeting, in general terms the nature of the business which is to be considered.
(3) Neither the accidental omission to give such notice to any member nor the fact that any member has not received any notice so sent to him or it shall invalidate the proceedings at the meeting.

### Federation of Hong Kong Industries Ordinance 《香港工業總會條例》

24. Quorum at general meetings, etc.
(1) No business shall be transacted at any general meeting of the Federation unless a quorum of members who are entitled to vote thereat is present.
(2) The quorum for any such meeting shall be not less than 30 such members or one-tenth of the aggregate number of such members, whichever is the less. (Amended 79 of 1994 s. 14)
(3) If, within half an hour of the time appointed for any such meeting, a quorum is not present, the meeting shall—
(a) where it was convened pursuant to the provisions of section 22(2), be dissolved; or
(b) in any other case, stand adjourned to the same day in the ensuing week at the same time and place.
(4) If, within half an hour of the time appointed under the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection (3) for any meeting which has stood adjourned under the provisions of that paragraph, a quorum is not present, the members present who are entitled to vote thereat shall be a quorum.

25. Chairmen of general meetings
(1) The chairman of the Federation shall, if he is present, preside at every general meeting of the Federation.
(2) If the chairman is not present at any such meeting, a deputy chairman elected by the members of the general committee who are present at the meeting shall preside at the meeting. (Amended 79 of 1994 s. 15)
(3) If—
(a) within 15 minutes of the time appointed for any such meeting, neither the chairman of the Federation nor a deputy chairman thereof is present; or (Amended 79 of 1994 s. 15)
(b) they have notified the secretary that they will not be present at any such meeting, (Amended 79 of 1994 s. 15)
then—
(i) one of the members of the general committee elected by those members thereof present at such meeting; or
(ii) if there is only one member of the general committee present at such meeting, such member; or
(iii) if no member of the general committee is present at such meeting or if no member thereof who is present is willing to preside at such meeting, a member of the Federation elected by those members who are present at the meeting and entitled to vote thereat,
shall preside at the meeting.

### Federation of Hong Kong Industries Ordinance 《香港工業總會條例》

26. Adjournment of general meetings
(1) With the consent of the meeting, the chairman of any general meeting of the Federation may, and, if so directed by the meeting, shall, adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place.
(2) No business shall be transacted at any meeting which is so adjourned other than the business which was unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.
(3) When any meeting is adjourned for more than 10 days, but not otherwise, the general committee shall cause to be given notice of the adjourned meeting in the manner provided by section 23, as if it were a new meeting.

27. Votes and proxies
(1) Subject to subsection (5), each full member and each affiliated member shall have one vote. (Replaced 79 of 1994 s. 16)
(2) The vote of any such member may be given by proxy.
(3) No person shall be appointed as a proxy unless he is a member.
(4) The appointment of any person as a proxy shall be in the form prescribed by the general committee.
(5) All those full members who fall within any of the groups described as Non-manufacturing I and Non-manufacturing II in the First Schedule shall be entitled to attend all general meetings of the Federation, but shall not be entitled to vote at any such meeting. (Added 79 of 1994 s. 16)

28. Voting at general meetings
(1) Save as provided in subsection (2), a resolution before any general meeting of the Federation shall be decided on a show of hands, and an entry in the book of minutes of meetings of the Federation of a declaration by the chairman of the meeting that the resolution has been carried, carried unanimously or by a specified majority, or lost, as the case may be, shall be conclusive evidence of the fact, without proof of the number or proportion of votes cast in favour of or against the resolution.
(2) On or before the declaration of a vote taken in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1), one-fourth of the members present and entitled to vote may demand that the resolution be decided by a poll.
(3) If a poll is duly demanded, the same shall be taken in such manner as the chairman of the meeting may direct.
(4) Where a poll is demanded on the question of the election of the chairman of any meeting or on the question of the adjournment of any meeting, the same shall be taken forthwith, but a poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time as the chairman of the meeting may direct.
(5) Where the votes on any question are equally divided, whether the votes are taken on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.