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CAP. 333] Securities (Stock Exchange Listing) Rules

[1989 Ed.

[Subsidiary]

SECURITIES (STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING) RULES

(Cap. 333, section 14)

[1 December 1989]

L.N. 379 of 1989 ·

PART I

PRELIMINARY

1.

Citation

These rules may be cited as the Securities (Stock Exchange Listing) Rules.

2. Interpretation

In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires-

"applicant" means a company which has made an application under rule 3; "application" means an application made under rule 3 and all documents in support of the application;

"appointed day" means the appointed day as defined for the purposes of the Stock Exchanges Unification Ordinance (Cap. 361);

"chief executive", in relation to a company, means a person who either alone or together with one or more other persons is or will be responsible under the immediate authority of the board of directors for the conduct of the business of the company;

"company" means a company limited by shares, whether incorporated in Hong Kong or elsewhere;

"debt securities" means debenture or loan stock, debentures, bonds or notes acknowledging the indebtedness of a company or other body whether or not constituting a charge on its assets;

"director"

(a) in relation to a company, includes any person who occupies the position of a director, by whatever name called;

(b) in relation to the Commission, means a director appointed under section 5 of the Securities and Futures Commission Ordinance (Cap. 24);

"expert" means an expert within the meaning of section 38C of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32);

"issuer" means a company or other body whose securities are listed on the Unified Exchange;