1948-HKRS28-8-15_Part04 — Page 22

HONG KONG

No. 59 or 1949.

I wasent.

Немалова

Governor.

28th October, 1948.

An Ordinance to facilitate the maintenance of Public Order and Safety.

[29th October, 1948.]

Bs it ensated by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advica and consent of the Legislative Council thereof;

PART I.

1. This Ordinspoe may be cited as the Public Order Ordinance, Short title. 1948.

2.

In thie Ordinance-

"Meeting"" means a meeting held for the purpose of matters of public interest or for the expression of views on such matters;

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"Private premises' means premises to which the public have access (whether on payment or otherwise) only by permission of the owner, occupier or lessee of the premises;

**Public meeting" includes any meeting in a public place and any meeting which the public or any section thereof are permitted to attend, whether ou payment or otherwise;

"Public place" means any highway, public park or garden, any new boach, and any public bridge, road, lane, foolway, square, court, alley or passage, whether a thoroughfare or not; and includes any open space to which, for the time being, the publia have or are permitted to have access, whether on payment or otherwise.

Interpreta- tion.

1 Edw. §

■ Geo. 6, c.6, 1.9+