The Organization and Statutes of the NKHC Alumni Association
Chapter One: General Provisions
Article 1. The name of the association is the “NKHC Alumni Association”(hereafter referred to as the
association).
Article 2. The association is established as a social, not-for-profit organization, according to the
relevant laws and regulations. Its mission statement is as follows:
1. To provide alumni with ongoing services aimed at fostering and strengthening
inter-alumni friendships and ties.
2. To assist NKHC in developing school affairs.
3. To serve the society.
Article 3. The association is organized according to government administrative districts, and hence
branches are established according to the relevant laws, under the title of “NKHC Alumni
Association ○○City/County.”
Article 4. The address of the association is as follows:
NKHC, 1 Sung-Ho RD. Hsiao-Kang Kaohsiung Taiwan R.O.C.
The address of the association, and its branches, should be reported to the directorial
authority for examination and filing at the time of the association’sestablishment, and for
any subsequent alterations.
Article 5. The mission of the association is as follows:
1. The affairs of keeping in touch with our alumni.
2. The affairs related with the member’s school admission, employment and life services.
3. The affairs such as the activities and welfare.
4. The publication affairs of the association magazines and other works.
5. The affairs related with the suggestions and the assistance on the school development.
6. Raise fund for NKHC.
Article 6. The directorial authority is the Ministry of Interior; the target business directorial
authority is Ministry of Education. The target business of this association should be
under the direction and the superintendence of the related directorial authorities.
Chapter Two: Membership
Article 7. The members of this association will consist of individual members, honorable
members, sponsor members, and group members.
1. Individual members:
Those who have graduated from NKHC(or its predecessor) and thus have obtained the
graduate certificate are considered to be members of the association.
2. Honorable members:
Those who have made specific contributions to the association will be considered as
honorable members on the recommendation of the association members.
3. Sponsor members:
Those who agree with the mission statements of the association, overseas individual
members, or overseas group members, can apply for sponsor membership after payment
of all required membership fees.
4. Group members:
Those public/private institutions, or groups that agree with the mission statements of
the association can apply for group membership. After the application is approved by
the board, and membership fees are paid, they will be considered as group members.
The group member, however, is deemed to possess only one membership when
utilizing its member rights. Association branches should apply for group membership.
5. The aforementioned are deemed to be members only after the board has examined
their application and all membership fees are paid.
Article 8. Members have the right of proposing, voting, electing, and recalling. Each member is
given one vote. However, honorable members and sponsor members do not possess
the rights of voting, electing, and recalling.
Article 9. Members are obliged to follow the association’s organizational statues and resolutions, and
to pay their membership fees.
Article 10. Those members who violate such laws or organization statues, bring dishonor to the
school`s or association’s reputation, or who disobey the resolutions of the convention,
will receive an admonition or a suspension of their rights according to the resolution of
the board. If the case brings serious harm to the association, the members involved will
be dropped from the association by resolution of the convention.
Article 11. Those members who are dropped from the association through resolution of the
convention, are deemed to be out-of-association.
Article 12. Members are to give three months advance written notice of their reasons for
withdrawing from the association.
Chapter Three: Organization and Commission
Article 13. The highest internal authority of the association is the convention. Where the number
of members exceeds 300, member representatives will be elected according to the
proportion of member numbers in each district. Member representatives are then to
attend the convention to exercise their rights. The term for member representatives
is to be no longer two years. The number and election regulation are to be regulated by
the board, reported to the directorial authority, and then carried into execution.
Article 14. The commission of the convention is as follows:
1. Regulate and amend the statutes.
2. Elect and recall directors and superintending directors.
3. Make resolutions as to the amount and collection of membership fees, the annual
fees,business fees, and member’s donation.
4. Make the resolutions as to annual execution plans, reports, budgets, and audit.
5. Make resolutions as to the expelling of members.
6. Make resolutions as to the disposal of the property.
7. Make resolutions as to the disbandment of the association.
8. Make resolutions as to other significant affairs related to the rights and obligations
of the members. The range and scope of the aforementioned significant affairs is to be
regulated by the board.
Article 15. The board of directors is to consist of nine directors; the board of superintending
directors is to consist of three superintending directors. Directors and superintending
directors are to be elected by the members. During the elections, three alternate
directors and one alternate superintending director should be elected according to the
number of votes, so that they can become the director or the superintending director
when there is any vacancy. The current board can propose a reference list of nominated
directors and superintending directors for the next board. The directors and
superintending directors may vote by means of mail, but the elections for both
must not be held continuously. Regulations on voting by mail is to passed by
the board, reported to the directorial authority, and then carried into execution.
Article 16. The commission of the board of the directors is as follows:
1. Examine the qualifications of members.
2. Elect and recall managing directors and the chairperson of the board.
3. Make resolutions as to the resignation of directors, managing directors, and the
chairperson of the board.
4. Employ and dismiss staff.
5. Make annual execution plans, reports, budgets, and audit.
6. Deal with other affairs as necessary.
Article 17. The board consists of two managing directors, who are elected by the directors; the
chairperson is elected out of these two managing directors. The duty of the
chairperson of the board is to superintend and oversee the internal affairs of the
association, represent the association in its dealing with external affairs, and undertake
the role chairperson of the convention. If the chairperson cannot officiate, one of the
managing directors should be appointed to take over. If the positions of the
chairperson and the managing directors are vacant, elections for these positions should
be conducted within one month.
Article 18. The commission of the superintending directors is as follows:
1. Superintend the task execution of the board.
2. Examine the annual budgets and the audit.
3. Elect and recall managing superintending directors.
4. Make resolutions as to the resignation of superintending directors and managing
superintending directors.
5. Superintend other affairs as necessary.
Article 19. The superintending directors should elect one managing superintending director, whose
duty is to oversee routine affairs and be the chairperson of the board of the
superintending directors. If the chairperson cannot officiate, one of the superintending
directors should be appointed to take over. If the position of the managing
superintending director is vacant, an election for the position should be conducted
within one month.
Article 20. The position of directors and superintending directors are unsalaried. The term is two
years, and they can be reappointed. However, the chairperson of the board of directors
can be reappointed only once.
Article 21. Directors and superintending directors should be given their dismissal notice for any
of the following:
1. Loss of membership qualification.
2. Resignation for reasons that would that would see them passed in by board of
directors or the board of superintending directors.
3. Be recalled or given permission to leave.
4. Have their rights suspended for a period of more than half their required term.
Article 22. A secretary is appointed by the association to handle the affairs assigned by the
chairperson of the board. Other staff employees are nominated by the chairperson,
employed or dismissed with the approval of the board, and then reported to the
directorial authority for filing. The dismissal of the secretary should be reported
to the directorial authority for examination first. The vacancies of any aforementioned
staff employees must not be taken by the elected staff. The commission and assigned
tasks of these staff employees are regulated elsewhere by the board.
Article 23. The association is authorized to establish all kinds of committees, working groups,
and other internal organizations. The regulations for these organizations are to be
passed by the board, and then carried into execution. When there is a need to make
amendments, the procedure is to be the same as aforementioned.
Article 24. The association is authorized to employ an honorable chairperson of the board, several
honorable directors of the board, and several counselors. The term is to be the same
as that of the directors and superintending directors.
Chapter Four: Meeting and Convention
Article 25. Conventions are of two kinds: periodic conventions and provisional conventions. Both
are to be convened by the board of the directors. Should such a case arise, except for
the provisional convention, written notice should be given fifteen days prior to the date
of the convention. The periodic convention is to be held annually. The provisional
convention is held on the condition that the board of the directors see the need, or that
more than one fifth of the membership issue the request, or that the board of
superintending directors convene it with the convention letter.
Article 26. If members cannot personally attend the convention, he/she is to assign a proxy
through written entrusting document. Each member is restricted to one proxy only.
Article 27. Resolutions are to be passed with the approval of the majority of attending members,
the number of which should be more than one-half of the total membership. However,
for matters relating to the regulating and amending of statutes, the expulsion of
members, the recalling of directors and superintending directors, the disposal of
property, the disbandment of the association, and resolutions involving other significant
affairs related to the rights and obligations of members, approval of two-thirds of the
attending members will be necessary. After the association has registered as a body
corporation, any amendment to the statutes will require approval from three-fourths of
the attending membership, or two-thirds of the association members with written
approval documents.
Article 28. The board of directors, and that of the superintending directors, should hold at least
one meeting every six months. If there is a need, a joint-meeting or provisional
meeting may be held. For such meetings, with the exception of provisional meetings,
written notification should be received by the directors seven days prior to the date
of the meeting. All resolutions must be approved by a majority of the directors, the
number of which should be more than one-half of the total.
Article 29. Directors and superintending directors should attend meetings, without any
proxy. Those directors and the superintending directors who are absent without any
reasons given will be considered as having resigned.
Chapter Five: Expenses and Accounting
Article 30. Sources of association funding are as follows:
1. Membership fee: Members - NT$500 when they are affiliated with the association;
Group members - NT$5,000.
2. Annual fee: Members - NT$500; Group members - NT$3,000.
3. Permanent fee: NT$5,000 - individual members only.
4. Member donations.
5. Entrusted profits.
6. Funds and interests.
7. Other donations and incomes.
Article 31. The association’s fiscal year is calendar based - January 1 to December 31.
Article 32. Two months prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the board of the directors
should start preparing its annual plans, balance the budget sheet, and prepare the
employee list. These should be passed in the convention (if the convention is not
held for any reason, these should be issued and passed in the joint-meeting of the
directors and superintending directors), and reported to the directorial authority prior
to the beginning of each fiscal year. Two months after the end of the fiscal year, the
board of the directors should prepare its execution reports, and balance the audit
sheet, cashbook, balance sheet, property catalogue, and fund balance sheet. After
these are examined in the board of superintending directors, the examination paper
should be made and then sent back to the board of the directors. Once these are
issued and passed in the convention, they are reported to the directorial authority
sometime before the end of March (if the convention is not held as scheduled, they
are reported to the directorial authority first).
Article 33. After the association is dismissed, the remaining property belong to the local home
rule organization or the institutional organization assigned by the directorial authority.
Chapter Six: Supplementary Provisions
Article 34. Those related affairs which are not regulated here will be conducted in accordance
with related laws or regulations.
Article 35. The statutes are passed in the convention, reported to the directorial authority for
examination, and then announced to be carried into execution. When there is a need
to make amendments, the procedure is to be the same as the aforementioned.
Article 36. The statues were passed in the first convention on March 24th, 2006, and were
subsequently approved through documentation from the Ministry of the Interior, Tai
Nei She Zi No. XXX Letter on XX XX, XXXX.
