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called, held, and conducted in such manner as the court directs, and may appoint a person to act as chairman of any such meeting and to report the result thereof to the court.
(2) In the case of creditors, regard shall be had to the value of each creditor's debt.
(3) In the case of contributories, regard shall be had to the number of votes conferred on each contributory by this Ordinance or the articles.
288. [Repealed, 6 of 1984, s. 201]
Affidavits, &c. in
Commonwealth.
1929 c. 23, s. 293.
289. (1) Any affidavit required to be sworn under the provisions or for the purposes of this Part may be sworn in Hong Kong, or elsewhere within the Commonwealth, before any court, judge, or person lawfully authorized to take and receive affidavits or before any of Her Majesty's consuls or vice-consuls in any place outside the Commonwealth. (Amended, 1 of 1949, s. 18 and 6 of 1984, ss. 202 & 259)
(2) All courts, judges, justices, commissioners, and persons acting judicially shall take judicial notice of the seal or stamp or signature, as the case may be, of any such court, judge, person, consul, or vice-consul attached, appended, or subscribed to any such affidavit, or to any other document to be used for the purposes of this Part.
Provisions as to Dissolution
290. (1) In the case of a company which has been dissolved under section 226A, 227, 239 or 248, the court may at any time within 2 years of the date of the dissolution, on an application being made for the purpose by the liquidator of the company or by any other person who appears to the court to be interested, make an order, upon such terms as the court thinks fit, declaring the dissolution to have been void, and thereupon such proceedings may be taken as might have been taken if the company had not been dissolved.
(2) It shall be the duty of the person on whose application the order was made, within 7 days after the making of the order, or such further time as the court may allow, to deliver to the Registrar for registration an office copy of the order, and if that person fails so to do he shall be liable to a fine of $200 for every day during which the default continues.
(Amended, 6 of 1984, s. 203)
291. (1) Where the Registrar has reasonable cause to believe that a company is not carrying on business or in operation, he may send to the company by post a letter inquiring whether the company is carrying on business or in operation.
Power of court to declare dissolution of
company void. 1929 c. 23, s. 294.
Registrar may strike defunct company off register.
1929 c. 23. s. 295.
1984 Ed.]
Companies
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called, held, and conducted in such manner as the court directs, and may appoint a person to act as chairman of any such meeting and to report the result thereof to the court.
(2) In the case of creditors, regard shall be had to the value of each creditor's debt.
(3) In the case of contributories, regard shall be had to the number of votes conferred on each contributory by this Ordinance or the articles.
288. [Repealed, 6 of 1984, s. 201]
Affidavits, &c. in
Commonwealth.
1929 c. 23, s. 293.
289. (1) Any affidavit required to be sworn under the provi- sions or for the purposes of this Part may be sworn in Hong Kong, Hong Kong and or elsewhere within the Commonwealth, before any court, judge, or person lawfully authorized to take and receive affidavits or before any of Her Majesty's consuls or vice-consuls in any place outside the Commonwealth. (Amended, 1 of 1949, s. 18 and 6 of 1984, ss. 202 & 259)
(2) All courts, judges, justices, commissioners, and persons acting judicially shall take judicial notice of the seal or stamp or signature, as the case may be, of any such court, judge, person, consul, or vice-consul attached, appended, or subscribed to any such affidavit, or to any other document to be used for the purposes of this Part.
Provisions as to Dissolution
290. (1) In the case of a company which has been dissolved under section 226A, 227, 239 or 248, the court may at any time within 2 years of the date of the dissolution, on an application being made for the purpose by the liquidator of the company or by any other person who appears to the court to be interested, make an order, upon such terms as the court thinks fit, declaring the dissolution to have been void, and thereupon such proceedings may be taken as might have been taken if the company had not been dissolved.
(2) It shall be the duty of the person on whose application the order was made, within 7 days after the making of the order, or such further time as the court may allow, to deliver to the Registrar for registration an office copy of the order, and if that person fails so to do he shall be liable to a fine of $200 for every day during which-the default continues.
(Amended, 6 of 1984, s. 203)
291. (1) Where the Registrar has reasonable cause to believe that a company is not carrying on business or in operation, he may send to the company by post a letter inquiring whether the company is carrying on business or in operation.
Power of court to declare dissolution of
company void. 1929 c. 23, s. 294.
Registrar may strike defunct company off register.
1929 c. 23. s. 295.
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