HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
Ordinance No. 22 of 2002
L.S. |
TUNG Chee-hwa
Chief Executive
11 July 2002
An Ordinance to regulate karaoke establishments.
Enacted by the Legislative Council.
PART I
Preliminary
1. Short title and commencement
(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Karaoke Establishments Ordinance.
(2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Secretary for Security by notice published in the Gazette.
2. Interpretation
(1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
“grantee” (持證人) means a person to whom a permit has been granted or transferred or whose permit has been renewed;
“karaoke” (卡拉OK) means an activity in which a person, by himself or, together with one or more than one other person, chants, intones, sings or vocalizes in association with or in company with any music or other sound, or any visual image or other information where—
- (a) the music or other sound or the visual image or other information is produced, distributed or conveyed by means of a film, laser disc, video tape or any other audio visual device;
- (b) the visual image or other information is displayed or exhibited on a screen or any surface; and
