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affiliated or connected, or from which any such consent has been withdrawn, to be an unlawful society within the Ordinance meaning and for all the purposes of the Societies Ordi- No. 8 of 1920. nance, 1920.
(5) Without prejudico to any other method of proof, n trade union shall for the purposes of sub-section (1) be deemed to be established within the Colony--
(4) if it maintains, either continuously or from time to time, any office or any other premises within the Colony;
(6) if it maintains, either continuously or from time
to time, any officer within the Colony ;
(e) if a sign board bearing its name is displayed at any place in the Colony, whether public or private, unless it is proved that such sign board was so displayed without the knowledge of any officer of such trade union; or
(d) if any document is found in the Colony which purports or appears to be a direction or notice on behalf of such trade union to any person or persons with regard to any action by such person or per- sons within the Colony, unless it is proved that such direction or notice (7) was issued without the knowledge of any officer of such trade union or (it) was not intended as a direction or notice with regard to any action by such person or per- sons within the Colony,
(6) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (8), uo person shall on behalf of or in the name of any trade quion which is established outside the Colony give or attempt to give, directly or indirectly, any direction or notice to any person or persons with regard to any action by such person or persons within the Colony,
(7) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (8), no person shall without lawful authority or excuse have in his possession any document which purports or appears to be a direction or notice on behalf of or in the name of any trade union which is established outside the Colony with regard to any action by any person or persons within the Colony.
(8) The provisions of sub-sections (6) and (7) shall not apply to any direction or notice issued or given on behalf of or in the name of any trade union which is established
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outside the Colony to the members of any trade union which is established within the Colony if the trade union which is established within the Colony is with the consent of the Governor in Council affiliated or connected with the trade union which is established outside the Colony.
(9) In any prosecution under this section the onus of proving that any organization in question was not a trade union, or that any organization in question was not a trade union which was established outside the Colony, shall lie on the defendant.
8. It shall not be lawful to apply any of the funds of Trade union any trade union to any political purpose outside the Colony, funds not to and no person shall require or invite any member of a trade union or any other person to make any contribution to the funds of any trade union for any political purpose the Colony. outside the Colony.
be used for political pur- poses outside
of funds of
9. Without prejudice to the right of any person having Restraint of a sufficient interest in the relief sought to sue or apply for application an injunction to restrain any application of the funds of a trade unions, trade union in contravention of the provisions of this Ordi- etc., in con- nance, such an injunction may be granted at the suit or travention of upon the application of the Attorney General.
Ordinance.
10. Every person who contravenes any of the provi- Penalties. sions of this Ordinance shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months,
11. No prosecution for any offence under section 3, 6, Sanction of 7, or 8 shall be commenced without the consent of the Attorney
General. Attorney General.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 7th day of July, 1927.
E. W. HAMILTON,
Deputy Clerk of Councils,
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