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(b)
The party presenting a petition for a compulsory winding-up against a company does not have the right to designate who shall be the liquidator of the estate. The procedure for the appointment of the liquidator is as set out in (a) above.
Under section 193 of the Ordinance, the court may appoint a liquidator provisionally at any time after the presentation of a winding-up petition. A party filing a winding-up petition may apply to the court to appoint a provisional liquidator at any time before the making of the winding-up order and either the OR or any other fit person may be appointed. The company against whom the winding-up petition has been filed may also apply to the court to object to the appointment of the provisional liquidator prior to the winding-up hearing. On the making of a winding- up order by the court, the OR by virtue of his office becomes the provisional liquidator and continues to act until a liquidator of the company has been appointed in accordance with the procedure set out in (a) above. Such procedures ensure that the interests of the company being wound up are protected.
Measures to reduce nuisance caused by slaughterhouse
Following is a question by the Hon Howard Young and a written reply by the Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands, Mr Bowen Leung, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
As the residents living in the vicinity of the Tsuen Wan Slaughterhouse have complained about noise and odour nuisances emanating from the slaughterhouse, will the Government inform this Council whether it has considered adopting the same arrangements used in the removal of Shiu Wing Steel Limited in Tseung Kwan O, thus enabling the private operator of the slaughterhouse, the residents and the property developers in the area to benefit at little or no public expense; if so, what the details are; if not, why not?