1964_SECURITIES_AND_FUTURES_COMMISSION_ORDINANCE — Page 96

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CAP. 24]

Securities and Futures Commission

[1989 Ed.

(e) to the Financial Secretary, the Secretary for Monetary Affairs, the Commissioner of Banking, the Insurance Authority, the Registrar of Companies or any public officer authorized by the Financial Secretary for the purpose of this paragraph if, and only if, in the opinion of the Commission, it is desirable or expedient that the information should be so disclosed in the interest of the investing public or the public interest;

(f) to-

(i) the Stock Exchange Company;

(ii) the Futures Exchange Company;

(iii) the Securities Compensation Fund Committee established under section 99 of the Securities Ordinance (Cap. 333);

(iv) the Commodities Compensation Fund Committee established under section 78 of the Commodities Trading Ordinance (Cap. 250); or

(v) a clearing house,

if, and only if, in the opinion of the Commission, it is desirable or expedient that the information should be so disclosed in the interest of the investing public or in the public interest;

(g) to an authority in a place outside Hong Kong which, in the opinion of the Commission, performs any function in that place similar to a function of the Commission, if, and only if, the Commission is satisfied that such authority is subject to adequate secrecy provisions and that it is desirable or expedient in the interest of the investing public or the public interest that the information should be so disclosed;

(h) to such organization in a place outside Hong Kong which controls or otherwise regulates dealing in securities, trading in futures contracts or entering into property investment arrangements, as may have been specified for the purposes of this paragraph by the Commission in a notice published in the Gazette (and which has not since been withdrawn) if, and only if, the Commission is satisfied that such organization is subject to adequate secrecy provisions and that it is desirable or expedient in the interest of the investing public or the public interest that the information should be so disclosed;

(i) to such professional or semi-professional bodies in Hong Kong as may be specified for the purpose of this paragraph by the Commission in such a notice if, and only if, in the opinion of the Commission, it is desirable or expedient that the information should be so disclosed;

(j) obtained by an inspector appointed under section 127(1) of the Securities Ordinance (Cap. 333) (whether or not such