Hong Kong Ordinances

DEFAMATION ORDINANCE - SECT 2

Interpretation

(Past version on 30/06/1997).



"broadcast" or "broadcasting" (廣播)

"broadcasting station" (廣播電台)

"information" (告發)

"international court of justice" (國際法院)

"legislature" (立法機構)

"newspaper" (報刊)

"proprietor" (東主)

"report of the Legislative Council" (立法局報告)

"words" (言詞) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-

"broadcast" or "broadcasting" (廣播) means publication for general
reception, as part of any programme or service provided through a
broadcasting station within Hong Kong, by means of telecommunications, within
the meaning of the Telecommunications Ordinance ( Cap 106); and, where words
broadcast by means of telecommunications are simultaneously transmitted by
telegraph, as defined by the Telecommunications Ordinance ( Cap 106), in
accordance with a licence granted under such Ordinance, the provisions of this
Ordinance shall apply as if the transmission were broadcast within the
definition hereinbefore contained; (Amended 23 of 1986 s. 2; 36 of 2000 s. 28)

"broadcasting station" (廣播電台) means any station operated by Government
or in respect of which a licence granted by the Governor in Council or the
Authority under the Telecommunications Ordinance ( Cap 106) is in force, being
a licence which (by whatever form of words) authorizes the use of the station
for the purpose of providing broadcasting services for general reception;
(Amended 38 of 1993 s. 9; 36 of 2000 s. 28)

"information" (告發) includes indictment;

"international court of justice" (國際法院) means the
International Court of  Justice and any other judicial or arbitral tribunal
deciding matters in dispute between States;

"legislature" (立法機構) , in relation to any part of the Commonwealth
which is subject to a central and a local legislature, means either of those
legislatures;

"newspaper" (報刊) means any paper containing public news or observations
thereon or consisting wholly or mainly of advertisements which is printed for
sale and is published in Hong Kong either periodically or in parts or numbers
at intervals not exceeding 36 days; (Amended 23 of 1986 s.2)

"proprietor" (東主) includes lessee;

"report of the Legislative Council" (立法局報告) includes any report,
paper, vote or other proceeding of the Council;

"words" (言詞) includes pictures, visual images, gestures and other methods
of signifying meaning. (Replaced 33 of 1961 s. 2)
[cf. 1952 c. 66 ss. 7, 9 & Schedule Part III U.K.]