Hong Kong Ordinances

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMMISSION ORDINANCE - SECT 10

Powers of the Commission

(1) The Commission may-

   (a)  acquire, hold or dispose of property of any description;

   (b)  subject to subsection (2), employ staff in the Secretariat, dismiss
        and discipline such staff and determine their numbers, grading,
        duties, remuneration and other terms and conditions of service;

   (c)  engage the services of such professional or technical advisers as the
        Commission sees fit;

   (d)  determine the structure and the functions of the Secretariat;

   (e)  formulate and execute such managerial and financial policies as the
        Commission considers expedient to the performance of its functions;

   (f)  cause to be prepared annual estimates of income and expenditure and
        programme of activities of the Commission;

   (g)  determine the financial procedure of the Secretariat;

   (h)  receive and expend funds;

   (i)  accept donations and gifts;

   (j)  invest and deal with the money of the Commission which is not
        immediately required in such manner as it sees fit;

   (k)  enter into, carry out, assign or accept the assignment of, vary or
        rescind any contract, agreement or other obligation;

   (l)  enter into such arrangement with the Government or other authority as
        the Commission considers expedient to the performance of its
        functions;

   (m)  charge a fee for any service provided by the Commission;

   (n)  set up such committees as the Commission sees fit for the better
        performance of the functions of the Commission and determine their
        membership, functions, powers and procedures;

   (o)  do such other incidental act or thing or exercise such power as is
        necessary for the performance of the functions imposed on the
        Commission under this Ordinance or any other enactment.

(2) The Commission shall ensure that the grading, remuneration and other terms
and conditions of service of staff of the Secretariat are kept, subject to the
Commission's discretion to make exceptions in such cases as it sees fit,
broadly in line with those applicable to persons employed in the Civil Service
of the Government. (Enacted 1994)