HONG KONG

No.59 or 1948,

I sasent.

Немаловат.

Goverkfr.

28th October, 1948.

An Ordinance to facilitate the maintenance of Public Order and Safety.

PAR

[29th October, 1948.]

Bs it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof;

PART I.

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1.

1948.

1.

This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Order Ordinance, Short title.

In this Ordinance-

"Meeting" means a meeting beld for the purpose of matters of public interest or for the expression of views on such matters;

"Private premises'' means premises to which the public have access (whether on payment or otherwise) only by permission of the owner, occupier or lessee of the premises;

"Public meeting" includes any meeting in a public place and any meeting which the public or any section thereof are permitted to attend, whether on payment or otherwise;

"Public place" means any highway, public park or garden, any see boach, and any public bridge, road, lane, foolway, square, court, alley or passage, whether a thoroughfare or not; and includes any open space to which, for the time being, the publia have or are permitted to have access, whether on payment or otherwise.

Interpects-

ion.

1 Ediw, 5 &

• Geo. 6, c.6, 1.9.

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