25.
Clause 2.
Clause 4 (new clause)
ORDIN
SCCITIES ORDINANCE HONG KONG.
The following additional definitions would
be useful:
"office-bearer" of a society means any person
who is the president, or vice-president, or secretary
or treasurer of such society, or who is a member of
the committee or governing body thereof, or who holds
in such society any office or position analagous to
any of those mentioned above.
"local society" means any society organised
and established in the Colony or having its
headquarters or chief place of business in the
Colony, and includes any society deemed to be
established in the Colony by virtue of section 4 of
this Ordinance.
A clause on the following lines would have the
advantage of curbing the activities of societies
established, or purporting to be established, outside
the Colony but, in fact, operating therein. The clause
will also help to identify more clearly the societies
which must register.
"Societies deemed to be establisbed in the Colony".
A society shall be deemed to
be established in the Colony,
although it is organised and has
its headquarters or chief place of business outside
the Colony, if any of its office-bearers or me bera
resides in the Colony or is present therein, or if
any person in the Colony manages or assists in the
management of such society or solicits or collects
money or subscription in its behalf:
Provided that no society shall be dee ed to be
so established, if and so long as8 -
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