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MINIMUM WAGE ORDINANCE—SCHEDULE 4 Rh

1. Terms and conditions of appointment of members

(1) A member who is not a public officer—
 * (a) holds office for the term that is specified in his or her instrument of appointment and on any other terms and conditions of appointment that the Chief Executive may from time to time determine; and
 * (b) may resign from office by giving notice in writing to the Chief Executive.

(2) A member who is a public officer holds office at the discretion of the Chief Executive.

(3) A member is eligible for reappointment.

(4) A resignation under subsection (1)(b) takes effect on the date specified in the notice or, if no date is specified, on the date the Chief Executive receives the notice.

2. Removal of members

The Chief Executive may, by notice in writing, remove from office a member who is not a public officer if the Chief Executive is satisfied that the member is unable or unfit to carry out the duties of the office due to permanent incapacity or other sufficient cause.

3. Acting chairperson

(1) The Chief Executive may appoint another member who is not a public officer to act as chairperson—
 * (a) during a vacancy in the office of chairperson; or
 * (b) while the chairperson is absent from Hong Kong or is, for any other reason, unable or unfit to carry out the duties of the office of chairperson.

(2) An acting chairperson has and may exercise all the powers, and must carry out all the duties, of the office of chairperson.

(3) Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act as chairperson is not invalid merely because—
 * (a) there was a defect or irregularity in, or in connection with, the acting appointment; or
 * (b) the occasion for the person to act had not arisen or had ceased.