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any Judge thereof

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MĒTIES

and includes a general manager, manager and any person on a con- sulting OP advisory committee, and any per- son who has the control of its affairs in the absence of a board of directors or of such consulting or advisory committee

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Limited,

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260. If any person or persons trade or earry on business Penalty for under any name or title of which “ Limited" is the last improper use word, or under any one or title of which the Chinese of worl characters A form part, that person or those persons shall, unless duly incorporated with limited liability, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars for every day upon which that name or title has been used.

Interpretation, &c,

8 Edw. 7 c.

69 s. 282.

261. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise Interpreta-

tion. requires, the following expressions have the meanings

b. s. 287. hereby assigned to them (that is to say):

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"Existing company means a comp uy formed and registered under the Companies Ordinance, 1865, or under the Companies Registration Ordinance, 1866;

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Company" means a company formed and registered under this Ordinance or an existing company; "Articles" means the articles of association of a company, as originally framed or as altered by special resolution, including, so far as they apply to the company, the regulations contained in Table A in First Schedule to this Ordinance; **Memorandum" means the memorandum of associ- ation of a company, as originally framed or as altered in pursuance of the provisions of this Ordinance;

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Document" includes summons, notice, order, and

other legal process, and registers ;

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"Share" means share in the share capital of the company, and inelules stock except where a distinction between stock and shares is express- ed or implied:

"Debenture" includes debenture stock;

"Books and papers” and “books or papers" include accounts, deeds, writings, and documents; "The registrar of companies," or, when used in relation to registration of companies, "the registrar," means the registrar or other officer performing under this Ordhance the duty of registration of companies ;

"The court" used in relation to a company means the Supreme Court of Hongkong and includes [the Chief Justice and the Puisne Judge sitting separately in Court or in Chambers]; The Fall Court" means the Chief Justice and the Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court, sitting together [in Court or in Chambers];

"General rules" means general rul s made under

this Ordinance, and includes forms;

"Prescribed " means, as respects the provisions of this Ordinance relating to the winding-up of companies, prescribed by general rules, and as respects the other provisions of this Ordinance, prescribed by the Goveruor, or the Governor- in-Council;

"Director" [includes any person occupying the position of director by whatever name called [ ];

'Prospectus" means any prospectus, notice, circular, advertisement, or other invitation, offering to the public for subscription or purchase any shares or debentures of a company ;

"Solicitor" has the same meaning as in the Legal

Practitioners Ordinance, 1871.

Repeal of Ordinances and Transitional Provisions.

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262. The following Ordinances are hereby repealed: Repeal of The Companies Ordinance, 1865, The Companies (Registra- Ordinances tion) Ordinance, 1866, [The Companies (Sale of Shares) savings. Ordinance, 1891,] The Companies (Local Registers) Ordin- Ib. s. 286. ance, 1907, The Foreign Corporations Land Ordinance,