CAP. 21]
Defamation
[1986 Ed.
(b) an association formed in Hong Kong for the purpose of promoting or safeguarding the interests of any trade, business, industry or profession, or of the persons carrying on or engaged in any trade, business, industry or profession, and empowered by its constitution to exercise control over or adjudicate upon matters connected with the trade, business, industry or profession, or the actions or conduct of those persons;
(c) an association formed in Hong Kong for the purpose of promoting or safeguarding the interests of any game, sport or pastime to the playing or exercise of which members of the public are invited or admitted, and empowered by its constitution to exercise control over or adjudicate upon persons connected with or taking part in the game, sport or pastime, being a finding or decision relating to a person who is a member of or is subject by virtue of any contract to the control of the association.
9. A fair and accurate report of the proceedings at any public meeting held in Hong Kong, that is to say, a meeting bona fide and lawfully held for a lawful purpose and for the furtherance or discussion of any matter of public concern, whether the admission to the meeting is general or restricted.
10. A fair and accurate report of the proceedings at any meeting or sitting in any part of Hong Kong of-
(a) any body, board or authority formed or constituted under the provisions of any Ordinance or of any committee appointed by such body, board or authority;
(b) any justice or justices of the peace acting otherwise than as a court exercising judicial authority,
(c) any commission, tribunal, committee or person appointed for the purposes of any inquiry by Letters Patent, Act of Parliament, Ordinance, by Her Majesty, by the Governor or by the head of any department of Government;
(d) any other tribunal, board, committee or body constituted by or under, and exercising functions under, an Ordinance,
not being a meeting or sitting admission to which is denied to representatives of newspapers and other members of the public.
11. A fair and accurate report of the proceedings at a general meeting of any company or association constituted, registered or certified by or under any Ordinance or Act of Parliament or incorporated by Royal Charter, not being a private company within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance, Chapter 32.
12. A copy or fair and accurate report or summary of any notice or other matter issued for the information of the public by or on behalf of any Government department, or by or on behalf of the Commissioner of Police.
13. A copy or fair and accurate report or summary of any notice or other matter issued for the information of the public by or on behalf of the Consumer Council (Added, 23 of 1986, s. 4)
(Added, 33 of 1961, s. 12. Amended, 23 of 1986, s. 4)