HÃNG KING
No. 12 OF 1955.
L assent.
Governor.
14th April, 1955.
An Ordinance to regulate the publication of reports of judicial proceedings in such manner as to prevent injury to public morals.
[15th April, 1955-]
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Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice Short title, and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Judicial Proceedings Restriction (Regulation of Reports) Ordinance, 1955.
on publica- tion of reports of
2. (t) It shall not be lawful to print or publish, or cause or Judicial procure to be printed or published--
(a) in relation to any judicial proceedings any indecent matter or any medical, surgical or physiological details being matter or details which are of a revolting or offensive nature or the publication of which would be calculated to injure public morals;
proceed-
ings.