Hong Kong Ordinances

HOUSING MANAGERS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 4

Tenure of office

(1) A member appointed by the General Council-

   (a)  shall be appointed for 2 years or such lesser period as may be
        specified in the terms of his appointment;

   (b)  may resign by giving notice in writing to the Board; and

   (c)  subject to subsection (2), may be reappointed.

(2) A member-

   (a)  who has been a member of the Board appointed by the General  Council
        continuously for 6 years; or

   (b)  whose period of service as a member of the Board appointed by the
        General Council exceeds 6 years in total in any period of 10
        consecutive years, may not be reappointed until a period of 2 years
        since he last served has elapsed when he shall be eligible for
        reappointment as if he had not previously been appointed.

(3) A member who has been appointed by the Chief Executive shall hold office
at the Chief Executive's discretion.

(4) If the Board is satisfied that a member of the Board appointed by the
General Council-

   (a)  has become bankrupt or has entered into a composition or scheme of
        arrangement with his creditors within the meaning of the Bankruptcy 
        Ordinance ( Cap 6);

   (b)  has become so incapacitated by physical or mental illness as to be
        unable to carry out his duties as a member;

   (c)  has been absent from Hong Kong for a continuous period of 2 years or
        more;

   (d)  has been sentenced to imprisonment, whether suspended or not, by any
        court or magistrate;

   (e)  has been found guilty of a disciplinary offence; or

   (f)  notwithstanding any of the other grounds for removal, is, in the
        opinion of the Board, unable or unfit to carry out his functions as a
        member of the Board, the Board may by notice in writing terminate his
        appointment.

(5) Where any member of the Board appointed by the General Council or by the
Chief Executive is precluded by temporary absence or incapacity from carrying
out his functions as a member for any period or resigns, the General Council
or the Chief Executive, as the case may be, shall appoint another person to
hold office in place of such member-

   (a)  in the case of a temporary absence or incapacity, during the period of
        temporary absence or incapacity; or

   (b)  in the case of a resignation, for the balance of the period for which
        the resigning member was due to serve.