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A BILL

To

Amend the Public Order Ordinance and to make consequential

amendments to the Trade Union Registration Ordinance.

8/2/1

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

consent of the Legislative Council thereof.

Short title.

1.

This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Order (Amendment)

Ordinance 1968.9

Amendment of

section 2.

(Cap. 245)*

2. Section 2 of the principal Ordinance is amended by

deleting the definition of "meeting" and substituting the following -

Amendment of section 3.

""meeting" means

(a) any gathering or assembly of persons convened or

organized for any purpose; and

(b) any gathering or assembly of persons,

whether or

not previously convened or organized, at which

any person assumes or attempts to assume control

or leadership thereof,

but does not include any gathering or assembly of persons

convened or organized exclusively

(i) for the purposes of any public body; or

(ii) for the purpose of carrying out any duty or

exercising any power imposed or conferred by any

Ordinance;".

3. Section 3 of the principal Ordinance is amended

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(a) in subsection (1) by deleting "if the display of any flag,

banner or emblem is, in the opinion of such police officer