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[接上页] Cap 321 s 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. Cap 321 s 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. Cap 321 s 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) Cap 321 s 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. Cap 321 s 29 Keeping of accounts PART V ACCOUNTS AND AUDITORS The general committee shall cause to be kept proper accounts of the Federation and proper records in relation thereto. Cap 321 s 30 Income and expenditure account and balance sheet (1) The general committee shall cause to be prepared and laid before the Federation at the annual general meeting an income and expenditure account for the period since the preceding account made up to a date not earlier than the date of the meeting by more than 9 months. (2) The general committee shall cause to be made out in every year, and laid before the Federation at the annual general meeting, a balance sheet as at the date to which the income and expenditure account is made up. Cap 321 s 31 Appointment of auditors (1) The Federation shall at each annual general meeting appoint an auditor or auditors to hold office until the next annual general meeting. (2) The general committee may fill any casual vacancy in the office of auditor, but while any such vacancy continues the surviving or continuing auditor or auditors, if any, may act. (3) The remuneration of the auditors shall be fixed by the Federation in general meeting, save that the remuneration of an auditor appointed to fill a casual vacancy, may be fixed by the general committee. |