Hong Kong Ordinances

AIRPORT AUTHORITY ORDINANCE - SECT 11

Terms of office of Authority's members, meetings, etc.

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 36 of 1999 s. 3

(1) Subject to subsection (3), the term of office of a person appointed to be
the Chairman shall be fixed by the Chief Executive when making the
appointment. (Amended 36 of 1999 s. 3)

(2) The term of office of a member (other than the Chairman or the
Chief Executive Officer) of the Authority who is not a public officer shall be
such, not exceeding 4 years, as the Chief Executive shall fix when making the
appointment. (Amended 36 of 1999 s. 3)

(3) A member of the Authority who is a public officer shall hold office as
such a member at the discretion of the Chief Executive. (Amended 36 of 1999 s.
3)

(4) The remuneration (if any), expenses or other allowances (if any) payable
to, and the other terms and conditions of office of the Chairman and other
members of the Authority shall be such as the Chief Executive may determine,
and different such terms and conditions may be so determined in relation to
different classes or descriptions of such members. (Amended 36 of 1999 s. 3)

(5) The Chairman or any other member, other than a member who is a public
officer, may at any time resign from membership of the Authority by letter
addressed to the Chief Executive. (Amended 36 of 1999 s. 3)

(6) (a) Subject to subsection (3), a member of the Authority may be removed
from office by the Chief Executive for permanent incapacity or other
sufficient cause (as to the existence of which the Chief Executive's decision
shall be final). (Amended 36 of 1999 s. 3)

   (b)  Where a person is removed from office under this subsection, no relief
        or remedy shall be recoverable or obtainable in any legal proceedings
        as regards the removal other than compensation or damages

(should they be payable).

(7) At a meeting of the Board the following shall preside -

   (a)  the Chairman; or

   (b)  if the Chairman is absent, a Vice-Chairman who is for the time being
        acting pursuant to section 3(4)(c); or

   (c)  if there is no such Vice-Chairman present, a person who is for the
        time being designated under section 3(5)(a); or

   (d)  if neither such a Vice-Chairman nor a person so designated is present,
        such other member as the members present shall select.

(8) Subject to section 13(3), the quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be
at least half of the members of the Authority (including the Chairman and the
Chief Executive Officer (if any), whether present or not) of whom at least 2
shall be members who are public officers and at least 2 shall be members who
are not the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or a public officer.

(9) Subject to section 13(2)(c) each member of the Board present at a meeting
thereof shall have a vote.

(10) Every question or other matter for decision or determination at a meeting
of the Board shall be decided or determined by a majority of votes of the
members present and entitled to vote and, in the event that voting is equally
divided, the Chairman or other member presiding at the meeting shall have a
casting vote.

(11) Subject to having a quorum, the Authority may act notwithstanding the
fact that the Authority has for the time being less than 8 members (excluding
the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer (if any)).

(12) A meeting of the Board may be convened by the Chairman or any other 2
members of the Authority.

(13) Where for the time being the number of members of the  Authority
(including the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer (if any)), is an
uneven number, then for, and only for, the purposes of subsection (8) that
number shall be regarded as having been increased by 1. (Enacted 1995)