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To provide for the incorporation of the Society of Boys' Centres. [10 April 1981] (Originally 19 of 1981) Cap 1008 s 1 Short title This Ordinance may be cited as the Society of Boys' Centres Incorporation Ordinance. Cap 1008 s 2 Interpretation In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires- "Chairman" (主席) means the Chairman for the time being of the Executive Committee; "constitution" (章程) means the constitution of the Society for the time being in force; "Executive Committee" (执行委员会) means the Executive Committee of the Society; "existing society" (原有扶幼会) means the Society of Boys' Centres existing immediately prior to the commencement of this Ordinance; "Society" (扶幼会) means the Society of Boys' Centres incorporated by section 3. Cap 1008 s 3 Incorporation The Society of Boys' Centres shall be a body corporate and in that name shall have perpetual succession and may sue and be sued in all courts in Hong Kong and shall have, and may use, a common seal. Cap 1008 s 4 Powers The Society shall have 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, to invest moneys on deposit in any bank or upon mortgage of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements in Hong Kong or in the debentures, debenture stock, stock, funds, shares or securities of any corporation of company carrying on business in Hong Kong and to purchase and acquire movable property of whatsoever nature or kind; (b) to build, rebuild, demolish, alter, vary, renew, maintain and repair any buildings, messuages or tenements acquired by the Society or in which the Society has acquired an interest and to effect any improvements thereto; (c) to grant, sell, convey, assign, transfer, exchange, partition, surrender, yield up, charge, mortgage, pledge, reassign, release, demise, let or otherwise dispose of any lands, buildings, messuages, tenements, mortgages, debentures, debenture stock, stock, funds, shares, securities, and movable property for the time being vested in or belonging to the Society upon such terms as the Society may think fit; (d) to borrow money upon such terms as the Society may think fit and, subject to paragraph (17) of section 4 of the Summary Offences Ordinance (Cap 228), to raise money by private or public subscription; (e) to accept donations, grants or subsidies from any person or Government Authority or other body or organization; (f) to establish, support and subscribe to provident funds, pension and retirement and similar schemes for the benefit of employees of the Society and their dependants and to grant and pay pensions or gratuities to and otherwise aid, support or assist any such persons; (g) generally to do such other acts and things as are incidental or conducive to the aims and objects of the Society. Cap 1008 s 5 Vesting of property, etc. in the Society Remarks: Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 41 of 1999 s. 3 On the commencement of this Ordinance- (a) all that piece or parcel of ground known and registered in the Land Registry as New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 5458 together with all erections and buildings thereon and all rights, easements and appurtenances thereto belonging vested in The Society of Boys' Centres Trustees Incorporated, incorporated under the Registered Trustees Incorporation Ordinance (Cap 306), shall vest in the Society for the unexpired residue of the term of years created by the Conditions of Grant No. 10147 under which the same is held from the Government subject to payment of the rent and performance of the covenants and conditions reserved by and contained in the said Conditions of Grant; (Amended 8 of 1993 s. 2; 41 of 1999 s. 3) (b) all those beneficial rights and interests of The Society of Boys' Centres Trustees Incorporated in all that piece or parcel of ground known and registered in the Land Registry as New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 5197 and in portions of the building erected thereon, which said piece or parcel of ground and building are held by the Hong Kong Housing Society, incorporated under the Hong Kong Housing Society Incorporation Ordinance (Cap 1059), in trust for the said Society of Boys' Centres Trustees Incorporated and others under a Crown lease dated 1 August 1969 for the unexpired residue of the term of years created thereby subject to the payment of the rent and performance of the covenants and conditions reserved by and contained in the said Crown lease, shall vest in the Society absolutely; (Amended 8 of 1993 s. 2) (c) all those beneficial rights and interests of the said Society of Boys' Centres Trustees Incorporated in all that piece or parcel of ground known and registered in the Land Registry as Kowloon Inland Lot No. 8243 and in portions of the building erected thereon, which said piece or parcel of ground and building are held by the said Hong Kong Housing Society in trust for the said Society of Boys' Centres Trustees Incorporated and another body under a Crown lease dated 15 December 1969 for the unexpired residue of the term of years created thereby subject to the payment of the rent and performance of the covenants and conditions reserved by and contained in the said Crown lease, shall vest in the Society absolutely; (Amended 8 of 1993 s. 2) |