Hong Kong Ordinances

TRADE UNIONS ORDINANCE - SECT 35

Treasurer to render accounts to members

(1) The treasurer of a registered trade union and every other officer thereof
who is responsible for the accounts of the trade union or for collection,
disbursement, custody or control of the funds or moneys thereof shall, upon
resigning or vacating his office and at least once in every year at such time
as may be specified in the rules of the trade  union and at any other times at
which he may be required to do so by a resolution of the voting members of the
trade union or by the rules thereof, render to the trade union and its members
a just and true account of all moneys received and paid by him during the
period that has elapsed since his assuming office or, if he has previously
rendered an account, since the last date upon which he rendered such account,
and of the balance remaining in his custody at the time of rendering such
account and of all bonds, securities or other property of the trade union
entrusted to his custody or under his control.

(2) The form of account may be prescribed.

(3) The trade union shall cause the account to be audited by some person
approved for that purpose by the Registrar.

(4) After the account has been audited, the treasurer or other officer
referred to in subsection (1) shall, if he is resigning or vacating his office
or if so required by resolution of the voting members of the trade union or by
the rules thereof, as the case may be, hand over to the trade union such
balance as appears to be due from him and all bonds, securities, effects,
books, papers and property of the trade union in his custody or otherwise
under his control.

(5) If the treasurer or other officer referred to in subsection (1) fails to
hand over such balance or such other things as are referred to in subsection
(4) in accordance with that subsection, the trade union or any voting member
thereof may sue him in any competent court for the balance appearing to have
been due from him upon the account last rendered by him and for all moneys
since received by him on account of the trade union and for the securities and
effects, books, papers and property in his custody, leaving him to set off in
such action the sums, if any, that he may have since paid on account of the
trade union, and in any such action the plaintiff shall be entitled to recover
full costs of the suit to be taxed as between solicitor and client.