49. The Executive Committee Members shall be responsible in promoting the affairs of the Association and shall assist in carrying out resolutions and policy of the Executive Committee.
50. Chairmen of all sub-committees shall report directly to the Chairman of the Executive Committee.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
51. The Executive Committee may meet together for the dispatch of business and may adjourn or otherwise regulate its meetings and business as they think fit. Meeting of the Executive Committee may at any time be convened by (a) the Chairman of the Executive Committee or (b) the Secretary General or any one Executive Committee Member on the instruction of the Chairman of the Executive Committee or (c) any three Executive Committee Members.
52. All meetings of the Executive Committee shall, unless otherwise agreed by a majority of the Executive Committee Members, be held after not less than 7 days' notice in writing thereof has been given to each Executive Committee Member stating the date, time, place and agenda of the meeting and no business (other than business of a routine or non-material nature) may be conducted at a meeting other than the business specified in the agenda.
53. Notice of meeting should be sent out to every Executive Committee Member either personally or by sending it by post to him or to his registered address, or (if he has no registered address within Hong Kong) to the address, if any, within Hong Kong supplied by him to the Association for the giving of notice to him, or by sending it as an electronic communication in accordance with the Companies Ordinance and any applicable laws, rules and regulations to him at his electronic address as he may provide or by publishing it in accordance with the Companies Ordinance and any applicable laws, rules and regulations on the Association's computer network and giving access to such network to him. The notice of publication may be given to such person by any one of the aforesaid means set out in this Article.
54. No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the Executive Committee unless a quorum of members is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business and continues to be present until the conclusion of the meeting; save as herein otherwise provided, two members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum of a meeting of the Executive Committee.
55. Questions arising at any meeting of the Executive Committee shall be decided by a majority votes, and in case of an equality of votes the chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.
56. The Executive Committee may delegate any of its powers to sub-committees consisting of such Executive Committee Members or other members of the Association as it shall think fit and may from time to time revoke such delegation or revoke the appointment of any such sub-committees or any members thereof. Any Committee so formed shall in the exercise of the powers delegated, conform to any regulations that may from time to time be imposed on it by the Executive Committee.
57. No proxy to attend any meeting shall be accepted at any meeting of the Executive Committee and no Executive Committee Member shall vote by proxy at any meeting of the Executive Committee. However, an Executive Committee Member may appoint a representative to attend any meeting of the Executive Committee but such representative shall not have the right to vote at the meeting.
58. A resolution in writing, signed by a simple majority of the Executive Committee Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of a meeting of the Executive Committee, shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Executive Committee duly convened and held. Any such resolution may be contained in one document or separate copies prepared and/or circulated for the purpose and signed by one or more of the Executive Committee Members. A resolution in writing containing the signature of an Executive Committee Member and sent as an electronic communication by an Executive Committee Member shall be deemed to be a document signed by him for the purposes of this Article.
ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
59. The election of the Executive Committee Members shall be held, unless decided otherwise by the Committee, at an Annual General Meeting of the Association.
60. The Executive Committee of the Association shall supervise and scrutinize the election and shall carry out all that is necessary in connection therewith.
61. All Corporate Members of the Association who have paid up all liabilities to the Association shall be entitled to vote at the election.
62. (a) The election of the Executive Committee Members shall be conducted in the following manner: