Hong Kong Ordinances

REGISTRATION OF LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ORDINANCE - SECT 2

Interpretation

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 34 of 1999 s. 3 In this
Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-

"address" (地址) in the case of an individual means his residence or usual
place of business, and in the case of a corporation means the head office of
such corporation within Hong Kong; (Amended 15 of 1987 s. 4)

"contravene" (違反) includes a failure to comply;

"editor" (編輯) means the chief editor if there are more editors than one,
and includes any person acting as chief editor or performing any of the usual
functions of a chief editor;

"local newspaper" (本地報刊) means a newspaper printed or produced in Hong
Kong; (Replaced 15 of 1987 s. 4)

"newspaper" (報刊) means any paper or other publication and any supplement
thereto available to the general public which-

   (a)  contains news, intelligence, occurrences or any remarks, observations
        or comments in relation to such news, intelligence, or occurrences or
        to any other matter of public interest; and

   (b)  is printed or produced for sale or free distribution and published
        either periodically (whether half-yearly, quarterly, monthly,
        fortnightly, weekly, daily or otherwise) or in parts or numbers at
        intervals not exceeding 6 months; and

   (c)  does not comprise exclusively any item or items specified in the
        Schedule; (Replaced 15 of 1987 s. 4)

"printed document" (印刷文件) includes every piece of paper, cloth or
other similar material, bearing any words, pictures or signs which were or
appear to have been wholly or partly produced by any mechanical, electrical or
other copying process in Hong Kong and the collection of such pieces of paper,
cloth or other material in any bound or other permanent form but does not
include-

   (a)  any document solely intended and solely used for a bona fide and
        ordinary commercial, professional, social or administrative purpose;
        or

   (b)  any other document issued or used by any public body; (Replaced 15 of
        1987 s. 4. Amended 51 of 1988 s. 2)

"proprietor" (東主) includes lessee;

"public body" (公共機構) has the same meaning as it has in the
Prevention of  Bribery Ordinance ( Cap 201); (Added 51 of 1988 s. 2)

"Registrar" (註冊主任) means such officer as may be appointed by the Chief
Executive to act as registrar of newspapers, and includes any person appointed
by the Chief Executive to act as deputy registrar of newspapers. (Amended 34
of 1999 s. 3)

"address" (地址)

"contravene" (違反)

"editor" (編輯)

"local newspaper" (本地報刊)

"newspaper" (報刊)

"printed document" (印刷文件)

"proprietor" (東主)

"public body" (公共機構)

"Registrar" (註冊主任)