### Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute Incorporation Ordinance 《嘉諾撒仁愛女修會法團條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute Incorporation Ordinance.

2. Incorporation of the Mother Superioress in Hong Kong of the Society of the Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute
The Mother Superioress in Hong Kong of the Society of the Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute shall be a body corporate, hereinafter called the corporation

3. Powers of the corporation
The corporation shall have full power—
(a) to acquire, accept leases of, purchase, take, hold and enjoy any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements of what nature or kind soever and wheresoever situate in Hong Kong; (Amended 32 of 1999 s. 3)
(b) to purchase and acquire all manner of goods and chattels whatsoever;
(c) to invest moneys on mortgage of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements in Hong Kong or in or upon such other securities or investments as it may think expedient; (Amended 32 of 1999 s. 3)
(d) by deed under its seal or otherwise to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender and yield up, mortgage, demise, reassign, transfer or otherwise deal with or dispose of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements, mortgages, debentures, securities, shares, goods and chattels for the time being vested in it on such terms as may seem expedient to it.

4. Execution of documents
All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of the person who is for the time being Mother Superioress in Hong Kong of the said Society or of her attorney duly authorized and such deeds and instruments and all other documents, instruments and writings requiring the signature of the corporation shall be signed by such Mother Superioress or her attorney.
(Amended 32 of 1999 s. 3)

### Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute Incorporation Ordinance 《嘉諾撒仁愛女修會法團條例》

5. Appointment of Mother Superioress
(1) Whenever any person is appointed to the office of Mother Superioress in Hong Kong of the said Society, such person shall within three weeks after her appointment or within such further time as may be allowed by the Chief Executive furnish to the Chief Executive satisfactory evidence of her appointment. (Amended 33 of 1939; G.N. 840 of 1940 Supp. Schedule)
(2) A notification in the Gazette under the hand of the Chief Secretary for Administration that such evidence has been furnished to the Chief Executive by such person shall be conclusive evidence of such appointment. (Amended L.N. 226 of 1976; L.N. 242 of 1994; L.N. 362 of 1997)
(Amended 32 of 1999 s. 3)

6. Saving
Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect the rights of the Central Authorities or the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Basic Law and other laws, or the rights of any body politic or corporate or of any other persons except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance and those claiming by, from or under them.
(Amended 32 of 1999 s. 3)

### Financial Secretary Incorporation Ordinance 《財政司司長法團條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Financial Secretary Incorporation Ordinance.
(Amended L.N. 180 of 1985)

2. Incorporation of the Financial Secretary, and powers
The person for the time being performing the duties of the office of Financial Secretary shall be a corporation sole, hereinafter called the corporation

3. Property and rights transferred to corporation to vest or remain vested in corporation and not to pass to personal representative of occupant
Notwithstanding any change in the occupant of the corporation, whether on account of death, departure on leave, return from leave, temporary employment elsewhere, resumption of duties, new appointment or other cause whatsoever, and notwithstanding the nature of the property or rights, all property and rights whatsoever, transferred to the corporation, or to any occupant of the corporation as such, in any manner whatsoever, shall vest or remain vested in the corporation so as to be capable of being dealt with by the occupant of the corporation for the time being and shall not vest in any occupant in his natural or personal capacity or pass to the personal representative of any occupant.

4. Power of Financial Secretary to delegate powers
The occupant of the corporation for the time being may in writing delegate to any public officer, either generally or for any particular occasion and by name or by reference to a public office, such of his powers and functions under this Ordinance as he considers necessary (except this power of delegation).
(Added 2 of 1965 s. 3)

5. Deeds, etc., to be receivable in evidence
Any deed purporting to be sealed with the said official seal and to be signed by or on behalf of the occupant of the corporation for the time being, and any other documents, instruments and writings purporting to be so signed, shall be receivable in evidence of the particulars stated in such document.
(Amended 2 of 1965 s. 4)[cf. 1876 c. 18 s. 1 U.K.]

6. Evidence as to the identity of the occupant of the corporation
If any question arises as to who is or was at any time the occupant of the corporation for the time being, a certificate under the hand of the Chief Secretary for Administration shall be conclusive evidence for all purposes whatsoever as to the person who is or was the occupant.
(Amended L.N. 362 of 1997)

### Financial Secretary Incorporation Ordinance 《財政司司長法團條例》

7. Vesting of legal estate or interest in corporation in certain cases
(1) Where at any time by reason of the death of any person, being a person to whom, as Chief Executive or as an officer of the Government of Hong Kong, any property of any nature whatsoever has been transferred for and on behalf of the said Government, the legal estate or any interest in such property has passed or passes on such death to the personal representative of such person, it shall be lawful for the Chief Executive at any time to declare such legal estate or interest vested in the corporation and thereupon such legal estate or interest shall vest accordingly without any conveyance, assignment or transfer.
(2) In like manner where at any time the legal estate or any interest in any property of any nature whatsoever is held or possessed for and on behalf of the said Government by any person who, having held office in Hong Kong as a Chief Executive or as a Government officer, has vacated his office otherwise than by death, it shall be lawful for the Chief Executive at any time to declare such legal estate or interest vested in the corporation and thereupon such legal estate or interest shall vest accordingly without any conveyance, assignment or transfer. (Amended 25 of 1930 s. 4(7))
(3) A certificate under the hand of the Chief Secretary for Administration shall be conclusive evidence for all purposes whatsoever as to the interest of the Government of Hong Kong, as to any such death or vacating of office, as to the making by the Chief Executive of any such declaration and as to the vesting of the legal estate or interest in the property therein mentioned in the corporation. (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997)
(Amended 68 of 1999 s. 3)