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Companies

[1984 Ed.

(c) shall have its name mentioned in legible characters in all business letters of the company and in all notices and other official publications of the company, and in all contracts, deeds, bills of exchange, promissory notes, endorsements, cheques and orders for money or goods purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the company, and in all consignment notes, invoices, receipts and letters of credit of the company; (Replaced, 6 of 1984, s. 57)

(d) shall mention in legible characters in all documents in which the company is required under paragraph (c) to have its name mentioned-

(i) in the case of a limited company exempt from the obligation to use the word “Limited” as part of its name, the fact that it is incorporated with limited liability;

(ii) in the case of an unlimited company, the fact that it is incorporated without limited liability. (Added, 6 of 1984, s. 57)

(2) Every limited company (other than a company licensed to be registered without the addition of the word “Limited" to its name)-

(a) which exhibits outside or inside its registered office or outside or inside any office or place in which its business is carried on; or

(b) which uses on its seal; or

(c) which uses in any business letter of the company or in any notice or other official publication of the company, or in any contract, deed, bill of exchange, promissory note, endorsement, cheque, or order for money or goods purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the company, or in any consignment note, invoice, receipt or letter of credit of the company, (Replaced, 6 of 1984, s. 57)

any name of or for the company in Chinese characters, whether such name be a transliteration or translation of its name in the memorandum or not, shall append to such name so used in Chinese characters

the Chinese characters 有限公司. (Amended, 24 of 1935, s. 2; 6 of 1984, s. 57)

Provided that it shall be lawful for the Registrar by licence to direct that such company shall be exempted, wholly or in part, from the requirements of this subsection, and to revoke any such licence. (Amended, 1 of 1949, s. 11)

(3) If a company does not paint or affix its name in manner directed by this Ordinance, the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be liable to a fine of $500, and if a company does not keep its name painted or affixed in manner so directed, the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be liable to a default fine.