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Hong Kong to replace their existing Ordinances

by something on the lines of the Singapore

When that has been done, there

Ordinance.

will be no question, in either of those

territories, of the authorities there having

to "name" any particular society as being

made (as in Singapore) subject to the

provisions of the Ordinance. All that will

happen is that any Society wishing to continue

to operate as a lawful society will have to

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apply for exemption from, or lor registration

under, the Ordinance. In either terri

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exemption would be at the discretion

Registrar.

6. In the Federation if, as is propos

the new legislation follows the present

Singapore Ordin mee, registret on cou

be refused on the ground

"is likely to be used for

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or for purposes prejudici

or welfare or to good order

7. In Hong Kong, unuer the Bi

mitted, registration could also be

the ground that the Society "is ar:

or connected with any organisation or/co

of a political nature which is est

outside the Colony, in such a maur

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