### Hong Kong Red Cross Ordinance 《香港紅十字會條例》

10. Powers of Hong Kong Red Cross
(1) The Hong Kong Red Cross shall have power 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, and also to invest moneys upon mortgage of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements, or upon the mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities of any government, municipality, corporation or company, and also to purchase, acquire and possess vessels, goods and chattels of what nature and kind soever.
(2) The Hong Kong Red Cross shall further have power by deed under its seal to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender, exchange, partition, yield up, mortgage, demise, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any lands, buildings, messuages, tenements, mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities, vessels, goods or chattels, which are for the time being vested in or belonging to the Hong Kong Red Cross upon such terms as to the Hong Kong Red Cross may seem fit.
(3) The Hong Kong Red Cross shall further have power—
(a) to build, rebuild, demolish, alter, vary, renew, maintain and repair any buildings, messuages or tenements acquired by the Hong Kong Red Cross or in which the Hong Kong Red Cross has acquired an interest and to effect any improvements thereto, and to apply to any tribunal or court or authority for any order, licence, permission and exemption required therefor;
(b) to improve, develop and turn to account any land belonging to the Hong Kong Red Cross or in which the Hong Kong Red Cross has or may acquire a sufficient legal or equitable interest, by reconstructing, altering and demolishing buildings and by constructing new buildings of any kind whatsoever either alone or in any joint development scheme in conjunction with owners or lessees of sites adjoining any land belonging to the Hong Kong Red Cross or in which the Hong Kong Red Cross enjoys any interest as aforesaid; and
(c) to do all such things as are directly or indirectly incidental to or conducive to the attainment of the aims, objects and powers of the Hong Kong Red Cross. (Added 55 of 1995 s. 13)
(Amended 55 of 1995 s. 13)

### Hong Kong Red Cross Ordinance 《香港紅十字會條例》

11. Execution of documents
(1) The Hong Kong Red Cross may make and execute any document in the performance or exercise of its duties or powers or in connection with any matter reasonably incidental to or consequential upon the performance or exercise of its duties or powers.
(2) All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the Hong Kong Red Cross shall be authorized or ratified by resolution of the Council, and shall be signed by any 2 of the following: the President, the Chairman, the Director, the Honorary Treasurer and the Secretary General for the time being of the Hong Kong Red Cross.
(Replaced 55 of 1995 s. 14)

12. Internal management
All matters of internal management of the Hong Kong Red Cross shall be settled and carried out in accordance with this Ordinance and the Constitution for the time being of the Hong Kong Red Cross.
(Replaced 55 of 1995 s. 15. Amended 37 of 2000 s. 3)

12A. Evidence: books and documents
(1) All books and other documents which would, before the commencement* of the British Red Cross Society (Hong Kong Branch) (Amendment) Ordinance 1995 (55 of 1995), have been evidence in respect of any matter for or against the former British Red Cross Society (Hong Kong Branch) shall be admissible in evidence in respect of the same matter for or against the Hong Kong Red Cross.
(2) In this section documents (文件) has the same meaning as in section 46 of the Evidence Ordinance (Cap. 8). (Amended 2 of 1999 s. 6)
(Added 55 of 1995 s. 16) Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 7 July 1995.

### Hong Kong Red Cross Ordinance 《香港紅十字會條例》

12C. Interests in land
The vesting in the Hong Kong Red Cross of an interest in land by virtue of this Ordinance shall not—
(a) constitute the acquisition, assignment, transfer or parting with possession of that interest for the purposes of section 53(4)(a) or (7)(a) of the Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance (Cap. 7); or (Amended 16 of 2004 s. 16)
(b) operate so as to merge any leasehold interest in the reversion expectant on it; or
(c) constitute an assignment, transfer, devolution, parting with possession, dealing with or other disposition of that interest for the purposes of any provision contained in any instrument concerning or affecting that interest; or
(d) operate as a breach of covenant or condition against alienation; or
(e) give rise to any forfeiture, damages or other right of action; or
(f) invalidate or discharge any contract or security.
(Added 55 of 1995 s. 16)

12D. Saving for corporation
Nothing in this Ordinance shall prejudice the powers of the Hong Kong Red Cross to alter its Constitution or to dispose of, or deal with, its property or liabilities or to carry on or discontinue any part of its functions; and nothing in this Ordinance shall prejudice the powers of the former British Red Cross Society (Hong Kong Branch) to dispose of, or deal with, its property or liabilities before the commencement* of the British Red Cross Society (Hong Kong Branch) (Amendment) Ordinance 1995 (55 of 1995).
(Added 55 of 1995 s. 16) Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 7 July 1995.

13. 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 37 of 2000 s. 3)