CAP. 268]
Registration of Local Newspapers
[1987 Ed.
Originally 15 of 1951.
57 of 1955.
8 of 1977. 40 of 1985. 15 of 1987.
51061018
G.N.A. 114/51.
Short title.
Interpretation.
Schedule.
CHAPTER 268
REGISTRATION OF LOCAL NEWSPAPERS
To provide for the registration of local newspapers and news agencies and the licensing of newspaper distributors and for matters connected therewith. (Replaced, 15 of 1987, s. 2)
[1 July 1951.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Registration of Local Newspapers Ordinance.
(Amended, 15 of 1987, s. 3)
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
"address" in the case of an individual means his residence or usual place of business, and in the case of a corporation means the head office of such corporation within Hong Kong; (Amended, 15 of 1987, s. 4)
"contravene" includes a failure to comply;
"editor" means the chief editor if there are more editors than one, and includes any person acting as chief editor or performing any of the usual functions of a chief editor;
"local newspaper" means a newspaper printed or produced in Hong Kong; (Replaced, 15 of 1987, s. 4)
"newspaper" means any paper or other publication and any supplement thereto available to the general public which-
(a) contains news, intelligence, occurrences or any remarks, observations or comments in relation to such news, intelligence, or occurrences or to any other matter of public interest; and
(b) is printed or produced for sale or free distribution and published either periodically (whether half-yearly, quarterly, monthly, fortnightly, weekly, daily or otherwise) or in parts or numbers at intervals not exceeding 6 months; and
(c) does not comprise exclusively any item or items specified in the Schedule; (Replaced, 15 of 1987, s. 4)
"printed document" includes every piece of paper, cloth or other similar material, bearing any words, pictures or signs which were or appear to have been wholly or partly produced by any mechanical, electrical or other copying process in Hong Kong and the collection of such pieces of paper, cloth or other material in any bound or other permanent form; (Replaced, 15 of 1987, s. 4)