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(Cap. 149).

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"Privy Council" means the Lords and others for the time being of Her

Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council;

"property" includes→

(a) money, goods, choses in action and land; and

(b) obligations, easements and every description of estate, interest and profit, present or future, vested or contingent, arising out of or incident to property as defined in paragraph (a) of this definition:

“public” includes any class of the public:

"publication" means—

(a) all written and printed matter:

(b) any record, tape, wire, perforated roll, cinematograph film or other contrivance by means of which any words or ideas may be mechanically, electronically or electrically produced, repro- duced, represented or conveyed:

(c) anything, whether of a similar nature to the foregoing or not, containing any visible representation, or by its form, shape, or in any manner, capable of producing, reproducing, repre- senting or conveying words or ideas; and

(d) every copy and reproduction of any publication as defined in

paragraphs (a) (b) and (c) of this definition;

"public body" includes--

(a) the Executive Council;

(b) the Legislative Council;

(c) the Urban Council;

(d) any other urban, rural or municipal council;

(e) any department of the Government; and

(f) any undertaking by or of the Government; "public holiday” and “general holiday" mean any day which is a general holiday by virtue of any provision of the Holidays Ordinance; "public office" means any office or employment the holding or dis- charging of which by a person would constitute that person a public officer:

"public officer" and "public servant" mean any person holding an office of emolument under the Crown in right of the Government of Hong Kong, whether such office be permanent or temporary; "public place" means-

(a) any public street or pier, or any public garden; and

(b) any theatre, place of public entertainment of any kind, or other place of general resort, admission to which is obtained

by payment or to which the public have or are permitted to have access:

"public seal" means the public seal of Hong Kong:

"registered", when used with reference to a document, means registered under the provisions of any law applicable to the registration of such a document;

"Registrar of the Supreme Court" means the Registrar of the Supreme Court and any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court:

"repeat" includes rescind, revoke, cancel or replace;

"rules of court", when used in relation to any court, means rules made by the authority having for the time being power to make rules and orders regulating the practice and procedure of such court; "Secretary of State" means one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries

of State for the time being:

"sell" includes exchange and barter;

"ship" includes every description of vessel used in navigation not

exclusively propelled by oars;

"sign" includes, in the case of a person unable to write, the affixing

or making of a seal, mark, thumbprint or chop:

"solicitor" means a person admitted to practise as a solicitor before

the Supreme Court;

"standard time" means standard time as defined in section 67;

"statutory declaration", if made—

(a) in the Colony, means a declaration under the Statutory (Cap. 11),

Declaration Ordinance;

(b) in any part of the Commonwealth except the Colony, means a declaration made before a justice of the peace, notary public, or other person having authority therein under any legal provision for the time being in force in such part to take or receive a declaration:

(c) in any other place, means a declaration before a British consul or person having authority under any Act for the time being in force to take or receive a declaration;

"street" and "road" mean-

(a) any highway, street, road, bridge, thoroughfare, parade, square,

court, alley, lane, bridle-way, footway, passage; and

(b) any open place, whether situate on land leased from the Crown or not, used or frequented by the public or to which the public have or are permitted to have access;