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CAP. 333]

Securities

[1989 Ed.

"auditor" means a professional accountant registered and holding a practising certificate under the Professional Accountants Ordinance (Cap. 50);

"banker's books" means-

(a) books of a banker;

(b) cheques, orders for the payment of money, bills of exchange, and promissory notes in the possession of or under the control of a banker; and

(c) securities in the possession or under the control of a banker,

whether by way of pledge or otherwise;

"books" includes accounts and deeds;

"business", in relation to a dealer, means the business of dealing in securities; "certificate of registration" means a certificate of registration issued under Part VI;

"Commission" means the Securities and Futures Commission established under the Securities and Futures Commission Ordinance (Cap. 24); (Amended 10 of 1989 s. 65)

"committee" in relation to the Exchange Company, means the committee, by whatever name called, for the management and control of the Exchange Company; (Replaced 58 of 1985 s. 33)

"company" means a company as defined in section 2 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32), a company to which Part XI of that Ordinance applies, and any body corporate incorporated in Hong Kong having a share capital;

"constitution", in relation to a company, means the memorandum and articles of association of the company or other instrument providing the constitution of the company;

"corporate member" means a body corporate which is a member of the Exchange Company; (Replaced 58 of 1985 s. 33)

"corporation" means any company or other body corporate formed or incorporated either in Hong Kong or elsewhere; but does not include-

(a) any body corporate that is incorporated in Hong Kong and is a public authority or an organ or agency of the Crown;

(b) any corporation sole;

(c) any credit union registered under the Credit Unions Ordinance (Cap. 119);

(d) any corporation registered under the Multi-storey Buildings (Owners Incorporation) Ordinance (Cap. 344);

(e) any corporation which has been exempted by regulations from the provisions of this Ordinance that affect corporations, or any corporation that belongs to a class of corporations that has been so exempted;

"Court" means the High Court;