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Companies Ordinance - Chapter 32
COMPANIES ORDINANCE - LONG TITLE
Long title VerDate:30/06/1997 COMPANIES ORDINANCE - SECT 1 Short title VerDate:30/06/1997 This Ordinance may be cited as the Companies Ordinance. COMPANIES ORDINANCE - SECT 2 Interpretation VerDate:11/07/2008 "accounts" "agent" "amend" "annual return" "articles" "authorized financial institution" "book and paper" "certificate of solvency" "Commission" "company" "company limited by guarantee" "contributory" "court" "creditors' voluntary winding up" "debenture" "default fine" "director" "document" "electronic record" "entitled person" "existing company" "financial year" "founder member" "general rules" "group accounts" "group of companies" "image record" "imaging method" "incorporation form" "issued generally" "liquidator" "listed company" "manager" "members voluntary winding up" "memorandum" "the minimum subscription" "non-Hong Kong company" "notice of intent" "offer to sell" "officer" "officer who is in default" "Official Receiver" "place of business" "prescribed" "printed" "private company" "prospectus" "recognized exchange company" "recognized exchange controller" "recognized stock market" "record" "Registrar" "Registrar's index of company names" "relevant financial documents" "reserve director" "resolution for reducing share capital" "a resolution for voluntary winding up" "shadow director" "share" "share warrant" "specified corporation" "specified form" "summary financial report" "Table A" (A?) "the time of the opening of the subscription lists" "unlimited company" "unlisted company" Interpretation and Specification of Forms (Amended 3 of 1997 s. 2) (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires- "accounts" "agent" "amend" "annual return" "articles" , or in that table as altered in pursuance of section 117 of the last mentioned Ordinance, or in Table A in the First Schedule to this Ordinance; "authorized financial institution" "book and paper" include accounts, deeds, writings, and documents; "certificate of solvency" "Commission" means- (a) subject to paragraphs (b) and (c), the Securities and Futures Commission referred to in section 3(1) of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap 571); (b) where any relevant transfer order made under section 25 of that Ordinance is in force, the recognized exchange company concerned or both the Securities and Futures Commission and the recognized exchange company concerned, in accordance with the provisions of that order; or (c) where any relevant transfer order made under section 68 of that Ordinance is in force, the recognized exchange controller concerned or both the Securities and Futures Commission and the recognized exchange controller concerned, in accordance with the provisions of that order; (Replaced 5 of 2002 s. 407) "company" means a company formed and registered under this Ordinance or an existing company; "company limited by guarantee" "contributory" "court" "creditors' voluntary winding up" "debenture" includes debenture stock, bonds and any other securities of a company whether constituting a charge on the assets of the company or not; "default fine" "director" includes any person occupying the position of director by whatever name called; "document" includes summons, notice, order, and other legal process, and registers; "electronic record" "entitled person" "existing company" ; "financial year" "founder member" "general rules" means general rules made under section 296 and includes forms; "group accounts" "group of companies" "image record" "imaging method" "incorporation form" "issued generally" "liquidator" "listed company" "manager" , in relation to a company, means a person who, under the immediate authority of the board of directors, exercises managerial functions but does not include- (a) a receiver or manager of the property of the company; or (b) a special manager of the estate or business of the company appointed under section 216; (Added 28 of 2003 s. 2) "members' voluntary winding up" "memorandum" means the memorandum of association of a company, as originally framed or as altered in pursuance of any enactment; "the minimum subscription" "non-Hong Kong company" "notice of intent" "offer to sell" , in relation to any shares or debentures, includes- (a) any act or omission or other thing calculated to invite offers to purchase the shares or debentures; (b) any reference to offer for sale; (Added 30 of 2004 s. 2) "officer" "officer who is in default" "Official Receiver" "place of business" "prescribed" "printed" "private company" "prospectus" - (a) subject to paragraph (b), means any prospectus, notice, circular, brochure, advertisement, or other document- (i) offering any shares in or debentures of a company (including a company incorporated outside Hong Kong, an...See the full content of this document