1964_COMPANIES_ORDINANCE — Page 361

1984 Ed.]

Companies

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section 95(2), the principal register is kept at the office of some person other than the company and by reason of any default of his the company fails to comply with subsection (3)(b), he shall be liable to the same penalty as if he were an officer of the company who was in default. (Replaced, 6 of 1984, s. 67)

105. [Repealed, 31 of 1981, s. 65]

( Amended, 6 of 1984, s. 67)

106. If by virtue of the law in force in any place outside Hong Kong companies incorporated under that law have power to keep in Hong Kong branch registers of their members resident in Hong Kong, the Governor in Council may by order direct that—

(a) every such branch register shall be kept at such place in Hong Kong as may be specified in the order in respect thereof;

(b) sections 98 and 100 shall, subject to any modifications and adaptations specified in the order, apply to and in relation to any such branch registers kept in Hong Kong as they apply to and in relation to the registers of companies within the meaning of this Ordinance.

(Replaced, 6 of 1984, s. 68)

Provisions as to branch registers of oversea companies kept in Hong Kong. [ef. 1948 c. 38, s. 123.}

Annual Return

107. (1) Subject to this section, every company having a share capital shall, once at least in every year, make a return containing with respect to the company the matters specified in Part I of the Fifth Schedule, and the said return shall be in the form set out in Part II of that Schedule or as near thereto as circumstances admit:

Provided that-

(a) a company need not make a return under this subsection either in the year of its incorporation or, if it is not required by section 111 to hold an annual general meeting during the following year, in that year;

(b) where the company has converted any of its shares into stock and given notice of the conversion to the Registrar, the list referred to in paragraph 5 of Part I of the Fifth Schedule shall state the amount of stock held by each of the existing members instead of the amount of shares and the particulars relating to shares required by that paragraph.

(2) In the case of a company keeping a branch register, the particulars of the entries in that register shall, so far as they relate to matters which are required to be stated in the return, be included in the return made next after copies of those entries are received at the registered office of the company.

Annual return

to be made by company having

a share capital. [cf. 1948 c. 38. s. 124.] Fifth Schedule.

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