2011年12月16日

O 咀

早前我曾提過,「香港會計師公會」會於今天舉行特別會員大會(EGM),去議決《一人一票選會長》。

怎料,昨晚收到了公會的電郵,通知會友即使 EGM 議決通過了要《一人一票選會長》,但都沒有法律效力。換言之,縱然所有會員都決定要直選會長,公會會:

「意見接受,態度照舊」!!

我即時 O 爆了咀!

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15 December 2011

Dear Member,

Counsel's Opinion on legal effect of Proposed EGM Resolution

Further to my letter of 24 November 2011 regarding the extraordinary general meeting on 16 December 2011 ("EGM"), advice has now been obtained from a Senior Counsel on the legal effect of the proposed Resolution, set out in the Formal Request signed by 166 members as follow:

"To resolve to amend section 4(1) of the Professional Accountants Ordinance CAP. 50 to : "There shall be a President and 2 Vice-Presidents of the Institute, who shall be elected by members of the Institute directly."and all related sections of the Ordinance and By-laws and the Council to undertake all the necessary legislative procedures to enable the abovementioned amendment be properly enacted."


In short, Counsel's Opinion is that :-

1. The proposed Resolution seeks to give a binding direction to the Council when, as a matter of law, it is incapable of doing that;

2. The proposed Resolution cannot impose on the Council any duty to bring about the suggested amendment to section 4(1) of the Professional Accountants Ordinance because under the Ordinance, the Council is only vested with certain powers and it does not have the power to amend law. This point was made clear in para. 14 of the Council position papers issued with the EGM papers on 30 November 2011;

3. It is not for the Institute in a General Meeting to instruct the Council as to what it is to aim to achieve, its duties being prescribed by the Ordinance and supplemented by the by-laws, or as to how it is to exercise such powers.

As a result, the proposed Resolution does not and cannot bind the Council. It also does not and cannot give the Council any power to bring about the suggested amendment.

Having considered this Opinion and the matter further at the Council meeting held yesterday, Council decided that it is essential we provide this Opinion to all members prior to the EGM, so that members are aware of the legal implication of the proposed Resolution before it is put to a vote.

I would encourage you to read the full Opinion (Attached) before the EGM.

Council will, whatever the result of the voting at the EGM is, closely study all the views expressed and revert to members on the way forward as it thinks fit.

Yours sincerely,

Winnie C.W. Cheung
Registrar
For and on behalf of Council

29 則留言:

  1. 2011年12月8日下午06:44:00
    the inner space 提到...
    兄台雖享受盡民主機制優點,但也要接納民主機制中的少數服從多數,這就是民主苦果!

    2011年12月8日下午11:58:00
    the inner space 提到...
    哈哈哈哈以便兄呢個就是我第一個comment寫兄台在你果個商會內要接納民主機制中的少數服從多數並要承受的民主苦果囉!


    以便兄:
    今次是以法制法,一切按本子辦事,法治就要依法,擲出 legal opinion,咁就再以法來制法囉!

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  2. 熱烈慶祝香港又進步一大步~

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  3. 啊!師公會,咁要叫師母先攪得掂啦

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  4. 「意見接受,態度照舊」咁似政府作風???

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  5. the inner space:

    拿,呢D咪叫體現香港人嘅核心價值羅:又有民主,又有法治!

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  6. 梁巔巔:

    玩民主同埋法治精神已進入化境,呢D咪係進步嘅表現囉!

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  7. naruto:

    唔洸師母出馬,我地已經俾人搞掂。

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  8. 熱血艾德:

    係呀,在香港見慣。

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  9. 》》拿,呢D咪叫體現香港人嘅核心價值囉:
    又有民主,又有法治!

    以便兄:我畫龍,你點睛!

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  10. 卡臣:

    請相信,香港明天會「更好」。

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  11. 點解轉啲比較嚴肅的話題啲回應就少咗四五十個?

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  12. sPace 兄:

    假日效應,加上小弟近曰說話粗鄙嘛!

    所以小弟決定,嚟緊嘅一篇嘅題材,是再嚴肅D。

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  13. 只要嗰啲「members of the Institute」尊重投票結果,根據民意揀咪得囉!

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  14. Armadillo:

    現在可以由members用民意揀嘅機制,都冇執行上嘅法律效力:(

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  15. 如果早知道大部份舞者都係支持現狀、反對一人一票既,小熊維尼會唔會後悔枉作小熊? XD

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  16. 會計師公會也來假選舉,深察民情﹗

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  17. 若缺齋老人:

    今次樣衰衰露晒底啦。

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  18. 五珍 (Jan Ng):

    真係社會嘅縮影呀。

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  19. 》》小弟決定,嚟緊嘅一篇嘅題材,是再嚴肅D!


    身為職業屙秩佬,有咩會怕嚴肅???

    prudent prudence and prudential are fundamental character of an auditor.

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  20. the inner space:

    屙秩佬係古肅:(

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  21. 假民主仲卑鄙過無民主...

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  22. 火女:

    呢次以民主方式議決嘅結果係:否決了以民主直選會長,似乎大家都未想民主得咁快。

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