Validity of proceedings of court.
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6. Notwithstanding any other law, the exclusion of persons from any court or building by or in accordance with a direction of a District Judge or magistrate under paragraph (1) of regulation 3 or of the Chief Justice under paragraph_(1)-of-regulation 4 shall not affect the validity of the precedings of that coupo of any court which sits in that building, as the case may be.
Clerk of Councils.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
23rd May 1967.
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EMERGENCY REGULATIONS ORDINANCE.
(Chapter 241).
EMERGENCY (PREVENTION OF INFLAMMATORY SPEECHES) REGULATIONS 1967,
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Emergency Regulations Ordinance, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations-
1. These regulations may be cited as the Emergency Citation. (Prevention of inflammatory Speeches) Regulations 1967.
2. In these regulations-
"building" includes the whole or any part of any domestic or public building, arch, bridge, chimney, dock, factory, garage, hangar, hoarding, office, pier, shelter, shop, wall, warehouse, wharf, workshop or other structure whatsoever;
"inflammatory matter" means any matter which—
(a) is or contains an incitement to violence or counsels or encourages disobedience to the law or is likely to lead to a breach of the peace whether or not a breach of the peace actually occurs;
(b) is calculated to promote feelings of ill-will and hostility between different races or sections of the population of Hong Kong:
(c) is calculated to cause disaffection amongst the members
of the police force or public service; or
(d) is calculated to cause disaffection against the administra- tion of justice in Hong Kong or disputes the lawful authority of the courts in Hong Kong:
"inflammatory speech" means any speech, address, slogan or
words being or containing inflammatory matter; “place" means any place whatsoever, whether or not the public
has access thereto as of right:
"utter" means make, deliver or broadcast, whether directly or by means of any mechanical, electronic or clectrical machinery, equipment or device, including any megaphone, loudspeaker or loud hailer, and also means publish by means of any record, tape, wire or perforated roll, so as in either case to be capable of being heard by the public:
Interpretation.