Hong Kong Ordinances

OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS (COMPENSATION) ORDINANCE - SECT 5

Functions and powers of the Board

(Past version on 06/03/1998).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) The functions of the Board are-

   (a)  to hold the Fund upon trust and to manage and administer the Fund in
        accordance with this Ordinance;

   (b)  to receive for the benefit of the Fund any sum paid to the Board
        pursuant to section 7 of the Employees' Compensation Insurance 
        Levies Ordinance ( Cap 411) and any sum paid to the Board under
        section  7 (1);

   (c)  to process and determine applications by persons applying for
        compensation or reimbursement of expenses; (Amended 16 of 2003 s. 4)

   (d)  to advise the Employees' Compensation Insurance Levies Management
        Board with respect to the amounts of known and anticipated claims
        against the Fund; (Amended 5 of 1998 s. 3)

   (da) to conduct or finance educational and publicity programmes for the
        purpose of preventing noise-induced deafness by reason of employment;
        (Added 5 of 1998 s. 3. Amended 16 of 2003 s. 4)

   (db) to conduct or finance programmes for the rehabilitation of persons
        suffering from noise-induced deafness by reason of employment; and
        (Added 16 of 2003 s. 4)

   (e)  such other functions as are assigned to it under this Ordinance.

(2) The Board may-

   (a)  hold, acquire, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all kinds of
        property;

   (b)  enter into, assign or accept the assignment of, and vary any contract
        or obligation;

   (c)  meet expenditure on any item shown in the estimates of expenditure of
        the Board approved under section 8 of Schedule 1;

   (d)  subject to subsection (3), borrow or otherwise raise money on such
        security as may be necessary and, for that purpose, charge all or any
        of the property of the Board;

   (e)  charge fees for the use of any facility or service provided by the
        Board; and (Amended 5 of 1998 s. 3)

   (f)  (Repealed 5 of 1998 s. 3)

   (g)  do such other things as are necessary for, or incidental or conducive
        to, the better carrying out of its functions.

(3) Except with the prior approval of the Financial Secretary, the Board shall
not allow the aggregate sum borrowed or otherwise raised under subsection
(2)(d) at any time to exceed 10% of the total estimated expenditure approved
under section 8 of Schedule 1 for the current financial year. (Enacted 1995)