### J. E. Joseph Trust Fund Ordinance 《約瑟信託基金條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the J. E. Joseph Trust Fund Ordinance.

2. Establishment of trust fund
(1) There is hereby established a trust fund to be known as the J. E. Joseph Trust Fund (hereinafter referred to as the Fund

3. Vesting of the Fund
The Fund is hereby vested in the Registrar of Co-operative Societies as trustee, hereinafter referred to as the Trustee

4. Administrative cost to be borne by Government
The cost of administering the Fund shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by the Legislative Council.

5. Purpose of trust
(1) The Trustee shall hold and stand possessed of the capital and income of the Fund upon trust for the encouragement and improvement of agriculture in the New Territories, and for the fulfilment of the said purpose the Trustee shall have power to make loans to Farmers’ Co-operative Societies in the New Territories at such rate of interest, if any, and subject to such conditions as the Trustee shall from time to time determine.
(2) The Trustee may at his discretion, with the concurrence of the Financial Secretary, convert a loan made under subsection (1), or any interest due on such a loan, into a grant. (Amended 13 of 1966 Schedule)

6. Accounts
(1) The Trustee shall cause proper accounts to be kept of all transactions of the Fund and shall cause to be prepared for every period of twelve months ending on the 31st day of March in each year, a statement of the accounts of the Fund, which statement shall include an income and expenditure account and balance sheet and shall be signed by the Trustee.
(2) The accounts of the Fund and the signed statement of the accounts shall be audited by an auditor appointed by the Chief Executive and the auditor shall certify such statement subject to such report, if any, as he may think fit.
(3) A copy of the signed and audited statement of accounts together with the auditor’s report, if any, and a report by the Trustee on the administration of the Fund during the period covered by the audited accounts shall be laid upon the table of the Legislative Council not later than the 30th day of September next following the end of such period or so soon thereafter as the Chief Executive, in his absolute discretion, may allow.
(Replaced 11 of 1960 s. 2. Amended 61 of 2000 s. 3; E.R. 2 of 2023)

### J. E. Joseph Trust Fund Ordinance 《約瑟信託基金條例》

7. Trustee to consult nominated persons
The Trustee may, and where so directed by the Chief Executive shall, consult with any person or body nominated by the Chief Executive, but the Trustee shall not be bound to accept the advice of such person or body.
(Amended 61 of 2000 s. 3)

8. Powers of Chief Executive in relation to the Trustee
(1) The Chief Executive may give to the Trustee directions as to the discharge by the Trustee of his functions in carrying out the trust hereby created, and the Trustee shall give effect to such directions.
(2) The Trustee shall afford to the Chief Executive facilities for obtaining information with respect to the Fund and functions of the Trustee, and shall furnish him with returns, accounts and other information with respect thereto and afford to him facilities for the publication of information furnished, in such manner and at such time as he may require.
(Amended 61 of 2000 s. 3)

### Hong Kong Juvenile Care Centre Incorporation Ordinance 《香港青少年培育會法團條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Hong Kong Juvenile Care Centre Incorporation Ordinance.

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
Centre (培育會) means the Hong Kong Juvenile Care Centre;
constitution (章程) means the constitution of the Centre approved from time to time by the executive committee for the time being of the Centre, subject to the provisions of the Ordinance relating to any matter expressly dealt with in the Ordinance;
executive committee (執行委員會) means the executive committee of the Centre for the time being appointed in accordance with the constitution.

3. Incorporation
(1) The executive committee of the Centre and their successors in office shall be a body corporate, hereinafter called the corporation

4. Powers of the corporation
(1) The corporation 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 in Hong Kong, and also to invest moneys upon mortgage of any lands, buildings, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities of any corporation or company carrying on business or having an office in Hong Kong and also to purchase and acquire all goods and chattels of what nature or kind soever. (Amended 41 of 1999 s. 3)
(2) The corporation shall further have power to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender, exchange, partition, yield up, mortgage, demise, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements, mortgages, debentures, stocks, securities, goods and chattels vested in the corporation on such terms as the corporation may seem fit.

5. Seal
All deeds documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the corporation shall be sealed with its common seal in the presence of three members of the executive committee and shall also be signed by them and such signing shall be taken as sufficient prima facie evidence of the due sealing of such deeds documents and other instruments.

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 41 of 1999 s. 3)

### Institute of the Marist Brothers of the Schools Incorporation Ordinance 《聖母兄弟會法團條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Institute of the Marist Brothers of the Schools Incorporation Ordinance.

2. Incorporation
The representative for the time being in Hong Kong of the Institute of the Marist Brothers of the Schools, hereinafter referred to as the Visitor

3. Powers of corporation
(1) The corporation 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 goods and chattels of what nature and kind soever.
(2) The corporation 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, or other goods and chattels whatsoever which are for the time being vested in or belonging to the corporation, upon such terms as to the corporation may seem fit.

4. Transfer of property
The legal estate in any property whatsoever, vested in the corporation in any manner whatsoever, shall, in the event of death of the Visitor, or in the event of his ceasing to hold office as such Visitor pass to his successor in such office subject to compliance with subsection (2) of section 6.

5. Execution of documents
All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of the Visitor or of his 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 the Visitor or his attorney.