CO129-554-4 Companies Amendment Ordinance 1935 7-1-1935 - 17-12-1935 — Page 50

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BRITISH COMPANIES IN CHINA:

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DISCLOSURE OF NATIONALITY

(Precis of correspondence).

The provision that "any limited company with a Chinese

name or using a Chinese equivalent shall append the Chinese

characters

in publication of its name outside

its office, on its seal, and in all notices, invoices, cheques,

etc., was apparently first inserted in the Hongkong Companies

Ordinance No. 58 of 1911 (64(1)d).

There is nothing in our records to show why this was done

but the motive was presumably merely to apply to the Chinese

names used by firms the rule which was enforced when using their

British names, and so warn Chinese ignorant of English that the

liability of the company was limited, (? and also that the

company was British, for firms of other nationalities

particularly Chinese firms did not then commonly style themselves

'limited').

Section 252(4) of the Companies Ordinance 1911 requires

all companies incorporated outside the Colony which establish a

place of business within the Colony to state the country in

which it is incorporated in prospectus, office sign, bills,

notices, etc., etc.

1932).

(Now Sections 319(4) and 323 of the Companies Ordinance

By Section 6(3) of The Companies Ordinance 1915 Section.

9 of the Companies Ordinance of 1911 was amended by the

addition of the following sub-section:-

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