Cap. 1008 - Society of Boys’ Centres Incorporation Ordinance

To provide for the incorporation of the Society of Boys’ Centres. [10 April 1981](Format changes—E.R. 4 of 2022) 1. Short title This Ordinance may be cited as the Society of Boys’ Centres Incorporation Ordinance. 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 (執行委員會) means the Executive Committee of the Society;existing society (原有扶幼會) means the Society of Boys’ Centres existing immediately prior to the commencement* of this Ordinance;Society (扶幼會) means the Society of Boys’ Centres incorporated by section 3. Editorial Note: * Commencement date: 10 April 1981. 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. 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 or 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 section 4(17) of the Summary Offences Ordinance (Cap. 228), to raise money by private or public subscription; (Amended E.R. 4 of 2022)(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. 5. Vesting of property, etc. in the Society 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)(d) all investments and movable property vested in or belonging to or held for or on behalf of or in trust for the existing society shall be transferred to vest in, belong to or be held for or on behalf of or in trust for the Society;(e) all contractual and other rights exercisable or enforceable by or on behalf of the existing society shall be exercisable and enforceable by the Society;(f) the Society shall become liable for all debts and liabilities and for the performance of all contractual and other obligations of the existing society. Editorial Note: * Commencement date: 10 April 1981. 6. Office-bearers and members The Society shall consist of those office-bearers and members of the existing society who were such office-bearers and members immediately before the commencement* of this Ordinance and of all persons who shall hereafter be admitted to membership of the Society in accordance with its constitution. Editorial Note: * Commencement date: 10 April 1981. 7. Constitution (1) The constitution of the existing society in force immediately prior to the commencement* of this Ordinance shall be the constitution of the Society, and, subject to this Ordinance, may be amended at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the constitution.(2) The constitution shall not be amended without the consent in writing of the Registrar of Companies. Editorial Note: * Commencement date: 10 April 1981. 8. Registration (1) The Society shall forward to the Registrar of Companies for registration the following—(a) notice of the address of the principal office of the Society and of any change therein;(b) a copy of the constitution and any amendment thereto certified as correct by the Chairman; and(c) a list of the names, occupations and addresses of the Chairman and members of the Executive Committee and any change therein, certified as correct by the Chairman.(2) Every document required to be registered in accordance with subsection (1) shall be forwarded to the Registrar of Companies within 28 days of the commencement* of this Ordinance or within 28 days of any change or amendment, as the case may be.(3) The Society shall pay such fees for registering any document under this section as may be payable under the regulations made under section 26 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) for the registration of a document required to be registered under that Ordinance. (Amended 28 of 2012 ss. 912 & 920)(4) Any person may inspect any document registered under this section on payment of such fee as may be payable under the regulations made under section 26 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) for inspecting a document kept by the Registrar of Companies. (Amended 28 of 2012 ss. 912 & 920)(5) The list or any change therein registered under subsection (1)(c) shall be prima facie evidence of the facts mentioned therein. Editorial Note: * Commencement date: 10 April 1981. 9. Execution of documents (1) All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the Society shall be sealed in the presence of 2 members of the Executive Committee and shall be signed by those members, and such signing shall be taken as sufficient evidence of the due sealing of such deeds, documents or other instruments.(2) The Executive Committee shall be responsible for the safe custody of the common seal of the Society. 10. 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 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)