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Interpretation and General Clauses

[1989 Ed.

"pier” includes every quay, wharf or jetty of whatever description connected to and having direct access to the shore and used or intended to be used for the purposes of a pier, quay, wharf or jetty;

"police officer" and terms or expression referring to ranks in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force shall bear the meanings respectively assigned to them by the Police Force Ordinance (Cap. 232); (Amended 29 of 1969 s. 2)

"power" includes any privilege, authority and discretion;

"prescribed" and "provided", when used in or with reference to any Ordinance, mean prescribed or provided by that Ordinance or by subsidiary legislation made under that Ordinance;

"prison" means any place or building or portion of a building set apart for the purpose of a prison under any Ordinance relating to prisons;

"Privy Council" means the Lords and others for the time being of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council;

"property" includes-

(a) money, goods, choses in action and land; and

(b) obligations, easements and every description of estate, interest and profit, present or future, vested or contingent, arising out of or incident to property as defined in paragraph (a) of this definition;

"public" includes any class of the public;

"publication" means-

(a) all written and printed matter;

(b) any record, tape, wire, perforated roll, cinematograph film or other contrivance by means of which any words or ideas may be mechanically, electronically or electrically produced, reproduced, represented or conveyed;

(c) anything whether of a similar nature to the foregoing or not, containing any visible representation, or by its form, shape, or in any manner, capable of producing, reproducing, representing or conveying words or ideas; and

(d) every copy and reproduction of any publication as defined in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this definition;

"public body" includes--

(a) the Executive Council;

(b) the Legislative Council;

(c) the Urban Council;

(Added 42 of 1981 s. 27)

(ca) any District Board;

(cb) the Regional Council;

(Added 39 of 1985 s. 60)

(d) any other urban, rural or municipal council;

(e) any department of the Government; and

(f) any undertaking by or of the Government;