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(Cap 419 section 12) [31 March 1994] (L.N. 199 of 1994) Cap 419B s 1 Interpretation In this Regulation unless the context otherwise requires- "College" (学院) means Academy College; "Council member" (院务委员) means any member of the Council; "elected Council member" (经选举产生的院务委员) means a member of the Council elected under section 9(2)(b) of the Ordinance; "Officer" (干事) means a person holding an office of the Council referred to under section 9(5) of the Ordinance. (Enacted 1994) Cap 419B s 2 Authentication of the seal Unless otherwise stated by the Council, authentication of the seal of the Academy shall be by the joint signatures of- (a) the President, or the Vice-President (General Affairs), or the Vice-President (Education and Examinations); and (b) the Honorary Secretary or the Honorary Treasurer,of the Academy. (Enacted 1994) Cap 419B s 3 General meetings (1) The Academy shall hold an Annual General Meeting not less than once every 15 months. (2) Any general meeting other than an Annual General Meeting shall be called an Extraordinary General Meeting. (3) Extraordinary General Meetings shall be held- (a) whenever the Council deems necessary; or (b) when a request is made in writing to the Honorary Secretary by 30 or more Fellows to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting. (Enacted 1994) Cap 419B s 4 Notice of general meetings (1) An Annual General Meeting shall be called by not less than 21 days notice in writing and an Extraordinary General Meeting shall be called by not less than 14 days notice in writing delivered to all Fellows, Members and Associates. (2) The notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is served and of the day for which it is given and shall specify the place, date and time of the meeting and the nature of the business to be conducted at the meeting. (3) The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non-receipt of notice of a meeting by any member shall not invalidate the meeting. (Enacted 1994) Cap 419B s 5 Proceedings at general meetings (1) All business conducted at an Extraordinary General Meeting shall be deemed special and all business conducted at an Annual General Meeting shall be deemed special except- (a) the admission of Fellows; (b) the recognition of any College or Faculty; (c) the report of the Council; (d) the results of elections conducted by postal ballot, and the determination of such results in case of equivalence of postal votes; (e) the Honorary Treasurer's report, the audited accounts and balance sheets; and (f) the appointment of auditors and if appropriate, fixing the remuneration of the auditors.(2) The business of a general meeting shall be confined to that which has been duly notified in writing. (3) (a) The President of the Academy shall preside at every general meeting, but if he is not present 15 minutes after the time appointed for holding such a meeting, or is absent from Hong Kong, or has given notice to the Academy of his intention not to attend the meeting, the Vice-President (General Affairs) of the Academy shall take the chair. (b) If the Vice-President (General Affairs) of the Academy is absent the Vice-President (Education and Examinations) of the Academy shall take the chair. (c) If all of these 3 Officers are absent, members of the Council present will elect one of their number to act as Chairman.(4) No business shall be transacted at any Annual General Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting unless a quorum of not less than 30 members having the right to attend and vote are present in person at the commencement of such business. (5) If within 30 minutes from the time appointed for a general meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of 30 or more Fellows, shall be dissolved; in any other case it shall stand adjourned to a date not less than 14 days but not more than 28 days later at the same time and place, or to such other date, time and place as the Council may determine, and if at such adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within 30 minutes from the appointed time those members entitled to vote who are present shall constitute a quorum. (6) (a) At any general meeting, a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided by a show of hands unless a poll (i.e. secret ballot) is demanded- (i) by the Chairman of the meeting; or (ii) by at least 2 Fellows present in person. (b) In the case of an equality of votes the Chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. (Enacted 1994) Cap 419B s 6 Votes of members (1) Every Fellow shall have one vote; no other class of member shall have the right to vote. (2) A person who is a Fellow in more than one College is entitled to one vote only where matters of the Academy are concerned. (3) No Fellow shall be entitled to vote at any meeting or election of the Academy unless all moneys payable by him to the Academy in his capacity as Fellow and which have been outstanding for more than one month after falling due have been paid. |