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COMPLEX COMMERCIAL CRIMES

Ord. No. 57/88

A289

HONG KONG

No. 57 of 1988

I assent.

L.S.

David WILSON,

Governor.

7 July 1988

An Ordinance to make provision for the trial of complex commercial

crimes.

[8 July 1988]

Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.

PART I

PRELIMINARY

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Complex Commercial Crimes Short title Ordinance 1988.

2.

In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—

"court" means the High Court of Justice acting in the exercise of its criminal

jurisdiction;

"defence response" has the meaning given to it in section 16;

"judge” means a judge or a deputy judge of the court;

"order of transfer" means an order made under section 4 transferring

proceedings to the court;

"preparatory hearing" means a preparatory hearing under Part III;

"prosecution case statement" has the meaning given to it in section 13;

"Registrar" means the Registrar of the Supreme Court.

Interpretation