Hong Kong Ordinances

CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS ORDINANCE - SECT 56

Service of notices

(1) A notice that is to be or may be given to any person by the Monetary
Authority under this Ordinance is taken to have been given if it is given
according to the following—

   (a)  the notice may be delivered to him (if the person is an individual) or
        to any officer of the corporation (if the person is a corporation) by
        hand;

   (b)  if a place of business has been given by the person under
        section 6(1)(a), the notice may be left at that place;

   (c)  if a postal address has been given by the person under section  6
        (1)(a), the notice may be sent by post to that address; or

   (d)  if an electronic mail address has been given by the person under
        section 6(1)(a), the notice may be sent by electronic mail
        transmission to that electronic mail address.

(2) A notice taken to have been given under subsection (1)(b), (c) or (d)
shall be taken to be given, and as coming to the notice of the person to whom
it is given, at the following time—

   (a)  if the notice is left at the place of business given under
        section 6(1)(a), when it is so left;

   (b)  if the notice is sent by post to the postal address given under
        section 6(1)(a), when it would in the ordinary course of post be
        delivered to that address; or

   (c)  if the notice is sent by electronic mail transmission to the
        electronic mail address given under section 6(1)(a), when it would in
        the ordinary course of such transmission be received at that address.

(3) In this section, reference to a notice being given includes reference to
any notice, any document or information of any kind being given, served, sent
or provided.