|
[接上页] (Amended 62 of 1999 s. 3)___________________________________________________________________ Note: * Cap 2 sub. leg., 1983 R. Edition (now repealed, see L.N. 80 of 1990) Cap 372 s 3 Corporation established PART II ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION (1) There shall be established a public authority, to be called the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, which shall have such powers and duties as are conferred and imposed on it by, or by virtue of this Ordinance. (Amended 56 of 1986 s. 4) (2) The Corporation shall consist of the following members- (Amended 31 of 2001 s. 3) (a) a Chairman appointed by the Chief Executive; (b) a Chief Executive Officer appointed by the Corporation, the appointment to be made in the manner provided in paragraph 4 of the First Schedule; (Added 31 of 2001 s. 3) (c) not less than 4 nor more than 8 other members appointed by the Chief Executive,and the members of the Corporation shall be the governing body thereof and shall comprise its managing board. (Amended 62 of 1999 s. 3) (2A) The functions of the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer shall be the functions assigned to them by this Ordinance and any functions that the Corporation may assign to them. (Replaced 31 of 2001 s. 3) (3) The First Schedule shall have effect as respects the Corporation and the members thereof. (4) For the removal of doubt it is declared that, save in so far as is inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, Part VII of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1) shall apply in relation to the Corporation and appointments thereto. Cap 372 s 4 Powers of the Corporation (1) The Corporation shall have power- (a) to construct the North-west Railway and any other railway that the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works authorizes the Corporation to construct; (Amended 13 of 1998 s. 4; L.N. 106 of 2002) (b) to operate the railways for the use of the public; (c) to extend and improve the railways; (d) to operate bus services within the North-west Transit Service Area; and (e) to engage in such other activities, and perform such other functions, as the Chief Executive may, after consultation with the Corporation, permit or assign to it by order published in the Gazette. (Replaced 56 of 1986 s. 5. Amended 62 of 1999 s. 3)(2) The powers conferred by subsection (1) shall include power- (a) to enter into and carry out agreements with carriers outside Hong Kong for the through carriage of goods and passengers under one contract or at a through charge or in the same vehicles or containers; (b) to consign goods from any place in Hong Kong to any other place, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere; (c) to store within Hong Kong goods which have been or are to be carried by the Corporation; (d) to enter into and carry out agreements with any person for the carrying out by that person, whether as agent for the Corporation or otherwise, of any of the activities which the Corporation may itself carry on; (e) to determine the fares payable by persons travelling on the railways and on bus services within the North-west Transit Service Area and the charges made for the transportation and storage of goods and for other services; (Amended 56 of 1986 s. 5) (f) without derogation from the generality of subsection (1)(d), to operate bus or other motor vehicle transport services to and from railway premises; (Replaced 56 of 1986 s. 5) (g) to provide facilities for the purchase and consumption of food and drink, places of refreshment and such other amenities and facilities as it may appear to the Corporation requisite or expedient to provide; (h) to do anything for the purposes of advancing the skill of persons employed by the Corporation or the efficiency of the equipment of the Corporation or of the manner in which that equipment is operated, including the provision by the Corporation, and the assistance of the provision by others, of facilities for training, education and research; (i) to turn its resources to account so far as not required for the purposes of its business; (j) to provide benefits for the welfare of employees or former employees and their dependants; (k) to invest any sums which are not immediately required by the Corporation for the purposes of its business; (l) to do all things which in the opinion of the Corporation are necessary to facilitate the proper carrying out of the business of the Corporation.(3) Any land held by the Corporation, whether vested in it by section 7 or 7A or acquired by it in any manner howsoever, may be- (a) improved, developed and altered by it; or (b) alienated or otherwise made available to third parties,in such manner and to such extent as the law would allow if the land were held by a natural person in the same interest and, subject to such terms, conditions and reservations as the Director of Lands may impose under section 7A or, as the case may be, Part II of the Second Schedule, no limitation on the powers of the Corporation contained in this Ordinance shall prevent the Corporation from dealing with such land in such manner as it thinks fit or expending moneys on the improvement, development or alteration of such land. (Amended 13 of 1998 s. 4) |