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(5) On receipt of the report of the person appointed under subsection (2) the Financial Secretary may, without limiting the generality of the exercise by him of any other powers which he may exercise under this Ordinance-
(a) if he is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so, cause the whole or any part of a report under this section to be published in such manner as he thinks fit:
Provided that nothing in a report published under this paragraph shall enable any particular customer of an authorized institution to be identified or reveal details of the affairs of any such customer without the consent of that customer;
(b) require the person appointed under subsection (2) to report further on any matters arising from the report;
(c) refer the report to the Governor in Council with the recommendation that the Governor in Council should exercise one or more of his powers under, in the case of an authorized institution which is a bank, sections 29 and 53 or, in the case of an authorized institution which is a deposit-taking company section 53;
(d) if it appears that an offence may have been committed by any person, refer the report to the Attorney General;
(e) in the case of an authorized institution which is a registered deposit-taking company, refer the report to the Commissioner with the recommendation that the Commissioner should exercise one or more of his powers under section 31 and Part VI;
(f) apply to the High Court for a winding-up order under section 122(5).
(6) The Financial Secretary shall not exercise his powers under subsection (2) in the case of a former authorized institution which ceased to be an authorized institution 12 months or more before the date of the report under subsection (1).
(7) Any person who-
(a) with intent to defeat the purposes of this section or to delay or obstruct the carrying out of an investigation under this section-
(i) conceals, destroys, mutilates or alters a document relating to a matter which is the subject of an investigation by a person appointed under subsection (2); or
(ii) sends, or causes to be sent, or conspires with another person to send, out of Hong Kong any such document; or
(b) knowingly furnishes to a person appointed under subsection (2) any information which is false or misleading in a material particular,
1987 Ed.]
Banking
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(5) On receipt of the report of the person appointed under subsection (2) the Financial Secretary may, without limiting the generality of the exercise by him of any other powers which he may exercise under this Ordinance-
(a) if he is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so, cause the whole or any part of a report under this sec- tion to be published in such manner as he thinks fit:
Provided that nothing in a report published under this paragraph shall enable any particular customer of an authorized institution to be identified or reveal details of the affairs of any such customer without the consent of that customer;
(b) require the person appointed under subsection (2) to report further on any matters arising from the report;
(c) refer the report to the Governor in Council with the recommendation that the Governor in Council should exercise one or more of his powers under, in the case of an authorized institution which is a bank, sections 29 and 53 or, in the case of an authorized institution which is a
deposit-taking company section 53;
(d) if it appears that an offence may have been committed by any person, refer the report to the Attorney General;
(e) in the case of an authorized institution which is a registered deposit-taking company, refer the report to the Commis- sioner with the recommendation that the Commissioner should exercise one or more of his powers under section 31 and Part VI;
() apply to the High Court for a winding-up order under
section 122(5).
(6) The Financial Secretary shall not exercise his powers under subsection (2) in the case of a former authorized institution which ceased to be an authorized institution 12 months or more before the date of the report under subsection (1).
(7) Any person who-
(a) with intent to defeat the purposes of this section or to delay or obstruct the carrying out of an investigation under this section-
(i) conccals, destroys, mutilates or alters a document relating to a matter which is the subject of an investigation by a person appointed under subsection (2); or
(ii) sends, or causes to be sent, or conspires with another person to send, out of Hong Kong any such document; or
(b) knowingly furnishes to a person appointed under subsec- tion (2) any information which is false or misleading in a material particular,
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