Hong Kong Ordinances

PARTNERSHIP ORDINANCE - SECT 16

Persons liable by "holding out"

Every one who, by words spoken or written or by conduct, represents himself,
or who knowingly suffers himself to be represented, as a partner in a
particular firm is liable as a partner to any one who has, on the faith of any
such representation, given credit to the firm, whether the representation has
or has not been made or communicated to the person so giving credit by or with
the knowledge of the apparent partner making the representation or suffering
it to be made: Provided that where, after a partner's death, the partnership
business is continued in the old firm-name, the continued use of that name or
of the deceased partner's name as part thereof shall not of itself make his
executors or administrators, estate or effects, liable for any partnership
debts contracted after his death.