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SOCIETIES (AMENDMENT) (NO.3) BILL 1988

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the Second Reading of: 'A Bill to amend the Societies Ordinance'.

He said:

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I move that the Societies (Amendment) (No.3) Bill

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1988 be read the second time.

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As members are no doubt aware the Societies Ordinance

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is intended to prohibit triad societies and other groups which

threaten the peace, welfare or good order of Hong Kong.

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To this

end, all clubs, companies, partnerships and other associations are required to apply for registration or from exemption from

registration, under the Ordinance unless they are specifically exempted from that requirement under the schedule to the

Ordinance.

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At present, by tem (6) of the schedule, partnerships. consisting of not more than 20 persons formed for the sole purpose of carrying on any lawful business and registered under

any other Ordinance are exempted from registration. This

exclusion was provided and limited to partnerships of not more

than 20 members because, prior to 1978, the Companies Ordinance

prohibited partnerships of more than 20 members.

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