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Provisions as
to branch registers of
Companies.
106. (1) If by virtue of the law in force in any part of His Majesty's dominions outside the Colony, companies incorporated under that law have power to keep in the Colony local or branch registers of their members resident in the Colony, the Governor in Council may by order direct that sections 98 and 100 shall, subject to any modifications and adaptations specified in the order, apply to and in relation to any such local or branch registers kept in the Colony as they apply to and in relation to the registers of companies within the meaning of this Ordinance.19 & 20 Geo. 5, c. 23, s. 107.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the expression "His Majesty's dominions" includes any territory which is under His Majesty's protection or in respect of which a mandate under the League of Nations has been accepted by His Majesty.
Annual Return.
107. (1) Every company having a share capital shall once at least in every year make a return containing a list of all persons who, on the day of the first or only ordinary general meeting in the year, are members of the company, and of all persons who have ceased to be members since the date of the last return or, in the case of the first return, of the incorporation of the company.
(2) The list must state the names, addresses, and occupations of all the past and present members therein mentioned (and in the case of Chinese members their names shall be given both in English and Chinese characters) and the number of shares held by each of the existing members at the date of the return, specifying shares transferred since the date of the last return or, in the case of the first return, of the incorporation of the company by persons who are still members and have ceased to be members respectively and the dates of registration of the transfers, and, if the names therein are not arranged in alphabetical order, must have annexed to it an index sufficient to enable the name of any person in the list to be readily found: Provided that, where the company has converted any of its shares into stock and given notice of the conversion to the Registrar, the list must state the amount of stock held by each of the existing members instead of the amount of shares and the particulars relating to shares hereinbefore required.19 & 20 Geo. 5, c. 23, s. 108.
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