### Hong Kong Tourism Board Ordinance 《香港旅遊發展局條例》

14A. Restriction on future financial commitments
The Board shall not without the Chief Executive’s approval in any financial year enter into any contract if the expenditure under the contract together with all other contracts previously entered into is likely to involve expenditure by the Board in any subsequent financial year under any major head of expenditure specified by the Board under section 17B of an amount or aggregate amount exceeding the amount in the estimate of expenditure approved by the Chief Executive under section 17B for the same major head of expenditure for the financial year in which the contract is entered into (and not transferred to any other major head by the Board) together with any other sum transferred to that head by the Board during that financial year (other than a sum transferred from any unallocated balance or surplus shown in the estimates for that financial year).
(Added 58 of 1989 s. 2. Amended 36 of 1999 s. 3)

16A. 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 Board with respect to the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this Ordinance, and the Board shall comply with those directions.
(2) No such direction shall be inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance.
(Added 71 of 1979 s. 4. Amended 36 of 1999 s. 3)

17. Power of Board to appoint committees
(1) Subject to subsection (3), the Board may from time to time appoint such committees as it considers necessary for securing the efficient discharge of its functions and may delegate to any such committee any of its powers and duties. (Amended 3 of 2001 s. 21)
(2) Any person may be appointed a member of any such committee notwithstanding that he is not a member of the Board.
(3) A delegation under subsection (1) does not preclude the Board from exercising or performing the powers or duties that have been delegated. (Added 3 of 2001 s. 21)

17A. Grants
Each financial year there shall be paid to the Board out of moneys provided by the Legislative Council the sum the Chief Executive approves for the purpose of assisting the Board to carry out its objects and to exercise its functions.
(Added 58 of 1989 s. 4. Amended 36 of 1999 s. 3; 3 of 2001 s. 22)

### Hong Kong Tourism Board Ordinance 《香港旅遊發展局條例》

18. Accounts and audit
(1) The Board shall keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to it, and shall prepare in respect of each financial year a statement of accounts. (Amended 3 of 2001 s. 24)
(2) The accounts shall be audited annually by an auditor appointed by the Chief Executive. (Amended 36 of 1999 s. 3)
(3) As soon as possible after the accounts for any financial year have been audited, a copy of the statement of accounts prepared in accordance with this section, together with a copy of any report made by the auditor on that statement or on the accounts, shall be laid on the table of the Legislative Council.

19. Reports
(1) The Board shall, as soon as possible after the end of each financial year, make to the Chief Executive a report on its activities during that year. (Amended 3 of 2001 s. 25)
(2) The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism shall lay a copy of every such report on the table of the Legislative Council. (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997; L.N. 125 of 2004; L.N. 130 of 2007; L.N. 144 of 2022)
(Amended 36 of 1999 s. 3)

20. Power of Board to make rules
The Board may, with the approval of the Chief Executive in Council, by rules prescribe or provide for— (Amended 36 of 1999 s. 3)
(a) the manner of convening any meeting of the Board; (Amended 3 of 2001 s. 26)
(b) regulating the proceedings (including the quorum) at any meeting of the Board; (Amended 3 of 2001 s. 26)
(c)-(e) (Repealed 3 of 2001 s. 26)(f) generally, for the exercise of its powers and duties under this Ordinance.

22. Proceedings at meeting of Board
Subject to this Ordinance, the proceedings at any meeting of the Board shall be conducted in such manner as the Board may determine.
(Replaced 3 of 2001 s. 28)

23. Validity of proceedings
The validity of any proceedings of the Board shall not be affected by any defect in the appointment of any of its member or by any vacancy among its members.
(Replaced 3 of 2001 s. 29)

### Hong Kong Tourism Board Ordinance 《香港旅遊發展局條例》

25. Unauthorized use of the title of Board
(1) Except with the written consent of the Board or other reasonable excuse, a person shall not incorporate or form, or be a director, office bearer or organizer of any company, body corporate, firm or organization which— (Replaced 3 of 2001 s. 31)
(a) purports or holds itself out to be—
(i) the Board or any branch or part of the Board; or
(ii) connected or associated with the Board in any manner; or
(b) uses a title in any language which so resembles the title “Hong Kong Tourism Board” or “香港旅遊發展局” as to deceive or mislead any person in believing that the company, body corporate, firm or organization is—
(i) the Board or any branch or part of the Board; or
(ii) connected or associated with the Board in any manner.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 5. (Amended 77 of 1982 s. 12)
(Added 56 of 1974 s. 6. Amended 3 of 2001 s. 31)

26. Prohibition of possession and use of former badges or emblems of Association
(1) Except with the written consent of the Board or other reasonable excuse, a person shall not use or be in possession for use a former badge or emblem.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 5.
(3) In this section—
former badge or emblem (舊徽章或標記) means—
(a) any badge of the Association, which badges are portrayed in the Schedule, or any copy or replica of the badge in any colour or size whatsoever; or
(b) any badge, emblem or other device containing the words “Hong Kong Tourist Association” or the characters “香港旅遊協會”; or
(c) any badge, emblem or other device that so resembles any badge, emblem or other device of the Association as to be capable of being mistaken for the badge, emblem or other device.

(4) This section expires at midnight on 31 December 2010 or such later date as the Legislative Council may by resolution determine.
(Replaced 3 of 2001 s. 32)