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(5) Any person in respect of whom

an order under subsection (1) has been

made who contravenes the order commits an

offence and is liable to a fine of

$50,000 and to imprisonment for 12 months.

Amendment of Schedule.

16.

The Schedule to the principal Ordinance is

amended by deleting #5. Commercial Television Limited."

Explanatory Memorandum

This Bill amends the Prevention of Bribery

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Ordinance by strengthening the powers of investigation,

increasing penalties for offences under part II and

making a number of improvements which experience has

shown to be necessary.

2.

Clause 2 of the Bill replaces the present

definitions of banker's books and company books and

'

introduces a new definition of document". The existing

By nabiven definitions do not encompass reports, letters or other

documents which may be used in the ordinary business of

Experience has shown that this

a bank or company.

per limitation can impede an investigation being carried out

under section 13 of the principal Ordinance. The new

definition of document includes microfilms and computer

records.

3..

Clause 3 amends section 4 of the principal

Ordinance by extending the offence of bribery so as to

cover cases where an advantage was solicited or accepted

by a public servant outside Hong Kong. Clause 3 also

amends section 4 so as to provide that where a public

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