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HONG KONG.

No. 40 or 1947.

I assent.

dpernor.

5th September, 1947,

An Ordinance to relieve companies (other than Chios com- panies) against their inability or failure since the 8th of December, 1941, to comply with the Companies Ordin- ance. 1932, to provide for the making of necessary returns by such companies, to provide a means whereby companies can remedy the loss of registers, records and documents and for other connected matters.

[6th September, 1947.]

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Companies short title. (Re-construction of Records) Ördinance, 1947.

2. This Ordinance shall be construed and take effect as one with the Companies Ordinance, 1932, (which Ordinance is hereinafter referred to as the "principal Ordinance"), and any amendment thereof for the time being in force.

PART I

3. (1) This Part of this Ordinance shall apply to every company incorporated prior to the 25th of December, 1941, under the principal Ordinance or under any former enactment relating to companies repealed by the principal Ordinance or by the Companies Ordinance, 1911, and which was not òn such date registered with the registrar of companies at Shanghai,

Goastrop- tion.

Ordinance No. 30 of 1938.

Application of Part I.

(2) The provisions of sections 12 to 22 (both inclusive), but save and except section 15, shall also apply to any company which, having been registered with the registrar of companies at Shanghai, is registered or registers with the .. registrar of companies under Proclamation No. 27- Emergency Registration of China Companies--or any enact- ment amending or repealing the same.

(B.M.A.)

Stazetta Extra-

ordinary

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