HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL - 11 January 1989
香港立法局 一九八九年一月十一日
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(2) Section 8(3) of the Societies Ordinance provides for a notice to be served on a society ordering it to desist from activities not in accordance with the objects of the society as set out in its constitution or rules. The activities of a society on which such notice has been served will be monitored. If the notice is ignored, then consideration will be given to cancelling the registration or exemption from registration of the society under section 10 of the Ordinance.
(3) Each application for registration will be considered on its own individual merits. An application must comprise:
Rules;
(a) a constitution which should be in compliance with the Societies
(b) a promoters' list; and
(c) an application form signed by three promoters.
The application will be referred to the district officer and district police commander for enquiries into the promoters' bona-fides. If they are in order, the Registrar of Societies may register the society or exempt it from registration.
The registrar may refuse to register or to exempt from registration a society. The grounds for refusing the application are stipulated in sections 6 and 7 of the Societies Ordinance, which are annexed for information.
The present criteria for registration of societies have been in use for many years and are working well. The enquiries into the background of the promoters, and sections 6 and 7 of the Societies Ordinance, have provided adequate safeguards against registration of societies associated with crime. Amendments have been made from time to time to ensure the continued effectiveness of the legislation, notably in 1982 when controls over infiltration by triad elements and over evasion of registration were increased. Although there is no intention to change the Ordinance at the moment, its operation is kept under constant review.
(4) The number and nature of societies which have applied for registration over the past three years are:
1986
1987
1988
Registration
242
235
279
Exemption from registration
31
37
43
273
272
322