SOCIETIES (AMENDMENT) (NO.3) BILL 1988
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the Second Reading of: 'A Bill to amend the Societies Ordinance'.
He said:
Sir,
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I move that the Societies (Amendment) (No.3) Bill
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1988 be read the second time.
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As members are no doubt aware the Societies Ordinance
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is intended to prohibit triad societies and other groups which
threaten the peace, welfare or good order of Hong Kong.
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To this
end, all clubs, companies, partnerships and other associations are required to apply for registration or from exemption from
registration, under the Ordinance unless they are specifically exempted from that requirement under the schedule to the
Ordinance.
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At present, by tem (6) of the schedule, partnerships. consisting of not more than 20 persons formed for the sole purpose of carrying on any lawful business and registered under
any other Ordinance are exempted from registration. This
exclusion was provided and limited to partnerships of not more
than 20 members because, prior to 1978, the Companies Ordinance
prohibited partnerships of more than 20 members.
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