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tenancy-

(i) of premises to which Part | applies; or

(i) of premises in respect of which there is in cxistence a order under section 4 other than the Landlord and Tenant Consolidation) Ordinance (Application in New Territories) Prder;".

hereby declared that-

tenancy or sub-tenancy, is excluded, or was at any time |ded

from the application of Part II of the principal Ordinance eason of the combined effect of the Landlord and Tenanl solidation) Ordinance (Application in New Territories) Order section $0(6)(a) of the principal Ordinance; or

from the application of Part V of the principal 'Ordinance eason of the combined effect of the Landlord and Tenant solidation) Ordinance (Application in New Territories) Order section 121(2)(b) of the principal Ordinance; and

IV of the principal Ordinance applies, and at all times ed, to any tenancy, as defined in that Part, of premiseg 1 are excluded from the application of Part I of the principal tance by virtue of the Landlord and Tenani (Cumsolidation)

ance (Application in New Territories). Order,

The Hong Kong Legislative Coung this 11th day of

A

HONG Yo

r. 1980

No.-25.OF.)

I assent.

MM. L

Governor.

26 June 1980.

An Ordinance to prohibit the promotion of pyramid selling schemes and

to provide for connected malters.

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Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent

of the Legislative Council thereof.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Pyramid Selling Prohibition Stort ude and Ordinance 1980 and shall come into operation on a day to be appointed poocoĞENEDIT, by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.

In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires.........

"goods" includes all chattels personal and things in action;

"promote" means establish, advertise, manage or assist in the management

of a pyramid selling scheme;

"pyramid selling scheme" means a scheme whereby---

(a) a participant in the scheme is granted a licence or right to introduce another participant into the scheme who is also granted Euch licence or right and who may further extend the chain of persons who are granted such licence or right, notwithstanding that there may be a limitation to the number of participants or that there may be any further conditions affecting eligibility for such licence or right; and

(6) a participant receives a reward on, or at any time after, the introduction into the scheme by him of another participant which

Koterpretation.