Hong Kong Ordinances

MONEY LENDERS ORDINANCE - SECT 9

Investigation and lodgement of applications

(1) Where an application is made under section 8, the applicant shall at the
same time send a copy of the application to the Commissioner of Police, and
the Commissioner of Police may cause an investigation to be carried out in
respect of the application for the purpose of determining whether, in the
opinion of the Commissioner of Police, there are grounds for objecting to the
application under section 11.

(2) For the purpose of carrying out an investigation under this section, the
Commissioner of Police may in writing require the applicant to produce for
inspection such books, records or documents or to furnish such information
relating to the application or any business carried on or intended to be
carried on by him as the Commissioner of Police may specify.

(3) In respect of an application made under section 8, no step other than the
registration of such application shall be taken by the Registrar prior to-

   (a)  the date on which a period of 60 days after the date on which the
        application is made expires; or

   (b)  the date on which the Commissioner of Police notifies the Registrar
        that any investigation carried out under this section in respect of
        the application has been completed,
whichever is the earlier (in this section referred to as "the material date").

(4) Where the Registrar or the Commissioner of Police intends to object under
section 11 to any application for a licence, he shall, not later than 7 days
after the material date, serve notice on the applicant of his intention to
object and of the grounds of such objection; and where such notice is served
by the Commissioner of Police, he shall send a copy thereof to the Registrar.

(5) Upon the expiration of a period of 7 days after the material  date in
respect of any application made under section 8, the Registrar shall lodge the
application with such magistrate as he deems fit, together with a copy of any
notice served on the applicant under subsection (4). (Replaced 69 of 1988 s.
8)

(6) The Registrar shall give notice to the Commissioner of Police of any
lodgement made under subsection (5).