Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 33 of 1999 s. 3
(1) The General Chinese Charities Fund referred to in section 8 shall be held in such manner as the Chinese Temples Committee may direct, and may in the discretion of the Chinese Temples Committee be applied-
(a) to the pay of the necessary staff and the other expenses incurred by the Chinese Temples Committee in the exercise of its powers under this Ordinance; and (Amended 33 of 1939 Supp. Schedule; G.N. 840 of 1940)
(b) for the purposes of any Chinese charity in Hong Kong. (Amended 33 of 1999 s. 3)
(2) The Chinese Temples Committee may, subject to the approval of the Chief Executive in Council, direct the manner in which the accounts of the General Chinese Charities Fund shall be kept and audited. (Replaced 26 of 1961 s. 3. Amended 33 of 1999 s. 3)