HONG KONG
No. 78 OF 1972
I assent
Mr. Merchan
Governor.
14th December, 1972.
An Ordinance to amend the Companies Ordinance.
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Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and
consent of the Legislative Council thereof.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Companies (Amend. Short title and ment) Ordinance 1972 and shall come into operation on a day to
be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.
2. Section 2 of the principal Ordinance is amended in sub- section (D)-
(a) by inserting after the definition of "general rules" the
following new definition—
"issued generally in relation to a prospectus. means issued to persons who are not existing members or debenture holders of the com pany:";
(b) by deleting the definition of "prospectus" and substitut-
ing the following---
"prospectus" means any prospectus, notice, cir- cular, brochure, advertisement, or other docu- ment,~
commencement.
Amendment of section 27-
Cap. 32.)