EMERGENCY REGULATIONS ORDINANCE.

(Chapter 241).

EMERGENCY (PREVENTION OF INFLAMMATORY

POSTERS) REGULATIONS 1967,

Ja 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 Posters) 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;

(6) is of such a nature as is likely to promote feelings of ill-will and hostility between different races or sections of the population of Hong Kong:

(c) is of such a nature as might cause disaffection amongst

the members of the police force or public service; or (d) is of such a nature as is likely to cause disaffection against the administration of justice în Hong Kong or disputes the lawful authority of the courts in Hong Kong: 'inflammatory poster" means any poster or any photograph or reproduction of any photograph, whether or not accompanied by any written or printed matter, or any banner or similar device, which is or contains inflammatory matter in any form, shape or manner whatsoever;

"place" means any place whatsoever, whether or not the public

has access thereto as of right;

"poster" means any broadsheet, handbill, leaflet, pamphlet, poster or similar thing or the whole or any part of any written or printed matter being used as a broadsheet, handbill, leaflet, pamphlet or poster:

Interpretation.

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