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A BILL
INTITULED
[No. 51-29,7.15.-5.]
An Ordinance to amend the law relating to
companies.
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Onlinance may by cited as the Companies Short title Ordinance, 1915, and shall be read and construed as one and with the Companies Ordinances, 1911 and 1933, and the Construction. said Ordinances and this Ordinance may be cited together
as the Companies Ordinances, 1911-1913.
2. In this Ordinance,—
Definitions.
"British Company means a company incorporated in British the United Kingdom, or in the Colouy, or in any her Company. British possession, and includes a China Company and a Hongkong China Company.
"China Company" means a company limited by shares Chinn
or by guarantee incorporated neder the Companies Onli- Company.
ukuce, and the operations of which are directed and con- trolled from some place within the limits of the Chin (Companies) Order-in-Council, 191.
"Chio Orders-in-Council" means the China Order-in-China Council, 1904, and any Onters-in-Council amending, runt Orders-in- with, ancilliary to or enbstituted for the same.
Council.
"Hongkong Chine Company means a company fucor- Hongkong ported under the Companies Ordinances which carries on China some part of its business within the limits of the China Company. (Companies) Order-in-Council, 191, and the operations of which are directed and controlled from some place in the Colony.
"Minister" means His Majesty's Minister in China and Minister. includes Chargé d'Affaires or other Chief Diplorantie Representative,
* Registrar" includes the Registrar of Companies and Registrar. the Registrar of Companies at Shanghai.
"Registrar of Companies" means the Registrar of Registrar of Companies in Hongkong appointed under the Companies Companies. Ordinances, 1911-1915,
"Registrar of Companies at Shangbai" meaus the Registrar of Registrar of Companies at Shanghai appointed under the Companies China (Companies) Order-in-Council, 19],
at Shanghai.
"Supreme Court for China" means His Britanie Sapreme Majesty's Supreme Court for Chins earablished under the Court for China Orders-in-Council.
China.
*The Court" bas the same meaning as in the Companies The Court. Ordinance, 1911.
"The Companies Ordinances " means the Companies The Com- Ordinances, 1911-1915, and includes any Ordinance smend- pantes Onli- ing or substituted for the same.
Nances.
8.1.) Thore shall be a Register and Registrar of Establish. Companies at Shangbai.
ment of
Companies
Register at
Shanghai,
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