PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY D. R. RICK, GOVERNMENT PRINTER AT THE GOVERNMENT PRESS. JAVA ROAD, HONG KONG
PUBLIC ORDER (AMENDMENT)
Ord. No. 67/80
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HONG KONG
No. 67 OF 1980
I assent.
L.S.
MURRAY MACLEHOSE,
Governor.
4 December 1980.
An Ordinance to amend the Public Order Ordinance.
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Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent
of the Legislative Council thereof.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Order (Amendment) Short title and Ordinance 1980 and shall come into operation on a day to be appointed commencement. by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.
2.
Section 2 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
Amendment of section 2.
(a) by inserting after the definition of "closed area" the following— (Cap. 245.)
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"designated public area" means an area designated as a designated public area by the Governor under sec- tion 10;";
(b) by deleting the definition of "meeting" and substituting the
following-
“
"meeting" means any gathering or assembly of persons con- vened or organized for the purpose of the discussion of issues or matters of interest of concern to the general public or a section thereof, or for the purpose of the expression of views on such issues or matters, and includes any gathering or assembly of persons whether or not previously convened or organized at which any person assumes or attempts to assume control leadership thereof for any such purpose; but does not include any gathering or assembly of persons convened or organized exclusively-
or
(a) for social, recreational, cultural, academic, educa- tional, religious or charitable purposes, or as a conference or seminar bona fide intended for the discussion of topics of a social, recreational, cul- tural, academic, educational, religious, charitable, professional, business or commercial character;
(b) for the purpose of a funeral;
(c) for the purposes of any public body; or
(d) for the purpose of carrying out any duty or exercis- ing any power imposed conferred by any
Ordinance;";
or
(c) by inserting after the definition of "political organization" the
following-
""procession" means a procession organized as such for a
common purpose;”.