Hong Kong Ordinances

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 7

Authority

PART 3

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS REGISTRATION AUTHORITY AND STANDING COMMITTEES

(1) There is established by this section a body corporate called in
English the "Construction Workers Registration Authority" and in Chinese
“建造業工人註冊管理局”.

(2) The Authority shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall
be capable of suing and being sued.

(3) The Authority shall consist of—

   (a)  the Secretary or his representative; and

   (b)  18 other members appointed by the Secretary as follows—

        (i)    a chairman;

        (ii)   3 public officers;

        (iii)  2 persons, each of whom is, in the opinion of the Secretary, a
               person from a training institute in the construction industry
               in Hong Kong;

        (iv)   3 persons, each of whom is, in the opinion of the Secretary, a
               person from a professional body connected with the construction
               industry in Hong Kong;

        (v)    2 persons, each of whom is, in the opinion of the Secretary, a
               person from a contractor in the construction industry in Hong
               Kong;

        (vi)   3 persons, each of whom is, in the opinion of the Secretary, a
               person from a trade union, registered under the
               Trade Unions Ordinance ( Cap 332), that represents workers in
               the construction industry in Hong Kong;

        (vii)  1 person who is, in the opinion of the Secretary, a person from
               a real estate developers association in Hong Kong; and

        (viii) 3 persons, each of whom is, in the opinion of the Secretary, a
               person connected with the construction industry in Hong Kong.

(4) An appointment under subsection (3)(b) shall be notified in the Gazette.

(5) If, for any period, the chairman of the Authority is absent from Hong Kong
or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the functions of his office,
the other members of the Authority may elect from among themselves a person to
act as chairman of the Authority during that period.

(6) Part 1 of Schedule 4 shall have effect with respect to the Authority and
its members.