BROADCASTING ORDINANCE
Ord. No. 48 of 2000
A1797
- (a) contains news, intelligence, occurrences or any remarks, observations or comments in relation to such news, intelligence or occurrences or to any other matter of public interest;
- (b) is published for sale or free distribution and periodically (whether half-yearly, quarterly, monthly, fortnightly, weekly, daily or otherwise), or in parts or numbers at intervals not exceeding 6 months; and
- (c) does not comprise exclusively any item or items specified in Schedule 2;
“non-domestic television programme service” (非本地電視節目服務) means a television programme service which—
- (a) is—
- (i) intended or available for reception by the public—
- (A) free of charge in Hong Kong; or
- (B) on payment, whether periodically or otherwise, of a subscription in Hong Kong; or
- (ii) neither intended nor available for reception by the public—
- (A) free of charge in Hong Kong; or
- (B) on payment, whether periodically or otherwise, of a subscription in Hong Kong; and
- (b) does not primarily target Hong Kong;
“offer for sale” (要約出售) includes invite to offer for sale;
“ordinarily resident in Hong Kong” (通常居於香港)—
- (a) in relation to an individual, means—
- (i) residence in Hong Kong for not less than 180 days in any calendar year; or
- (ii) residence in Hong Kong for not less than 300 days in any 2 consecutive calendar years;
- (b) in relation to a corporation, means a corporation which satisfies the following—
- (i) if the number of directors who actively participate in its direction—
- (A) is 2, each is an individual;
- (B) is more than 2, each of a majority of them is an individual,
- for the time being ordinarily resident in Hong Kong in accordance with paragraph (a) and has been so resident for at least one continuous period of not less than 7 years; and
- (ii) the control and management of the corporation is bona fide exercised in Hong Kong;
- (i) if the number of directors who actively participate in its direction—
“other licensable television programme service” (其他須領牌電視節目服務) means a television programme service which is intended or available for reception—