Hong Kong Ordinances

COMPANIES ORDINANCE - SECT 22A

Power of Registrar to require company to abandon misleading name

(1) If in the opinion of the Registrar the name by which a company is
registered gives so misleading an indication of the nature of its activities
as to be likely to cause harm to the public, he may direct it to change its
name.

(2) A direction given under this section to a company shall, if not duly made
the subject of an application under subsection (3) to the court, be complied
with within a period of 6 weeks from the date of the direction or such longer
period as the Registrar may think fit to allow.

(3) A company to which a direction is given under this section may, within a
period of 3 weeks from the date of the direction, apply to the court to set
the direction aside, and the court may set it aside or confirm it; and if it
confirms it, it shall specify a period within which it shall be complied with.

(4) If a company makes default in complying with a direction under this
section, it shall be liable to a fine and, for continued default, to a daily
default fine. (Amended 7 of 1990 s. 2)

(5) Subsections (4) and (5) of section 22 shall apply in relation to a change
of name under this section as they apply in relation to a change of name under
that section. (Added 6 of 1984 s.13) [cf. 1967 c.81 s.46 U.K.]