Legislative Council of Hong Kong

“ Where any act constitutes two or more offences, whether under the same Ordinance or otherwise, the offender shall be liable to be prosecuted and punished for any or all such offences but shall not be liable to be punished twice for the same offence. ”

“ Where any person, public officer, Government department or public body is required to do anything for which a fee is to be paid charge made under any Ordinance, such person, public officer, Government department or public body may decline to do that thing until the fee or charge is paid or, where the precise amount of the payment to be made cannot be ascertained until the thing is done, until there be paid such amount as may be estimated to be the correct amount by the person, public officer or the responsible officer of the Government department or public body required to do the thing. ”

“ An act shall be deemed to be done under an Ordinance or by virtue of the powers conferred by an Ordinance or in pursuance or execution of the provisions of or under the authority of an Ordinance, if it is done under or by virtue of or in pursuance or execution of or under the authority of subsidiary legislation made under any power contained in that Ordinance. ”

“ The conferring by any Ordinance of a right of appeal to the Governor in Council shall not prevent any person from applying to the Supreme Court for an order of mandamus, certiorari, prohibition, injunction or any other order, instead of appealing to the Governor in Council, where an application for such an order would lie, but no proceedings by way of mandamus, certiorari, prohibition, injunction or other order shall be taken against the Governor in Council in respect of any such appeal to the Governor in Council or any proceedings connected therewith. ”

“ Where a person by whom an offence under any Ordinance has been committed is a company and it is proved that the offence was committed with the consent or connivance of a director or other officer concerned in the management of the company, the director or other officer shall be guilty of the like offence.
Imposition of penalty not to bar civil action. 85. The imposition of a penalty or fine by or under any Ordinance shall not relieve any person from liability to answer in damages to a person injured. ”

“ The Legislative Council may by resolution award compensation, by way of either a single payment or periodical payments, from the general revenue of the Colony to any person injured in the execution of a moral or legal duty to assist in the prevention of or resistance to crime or any offence, or to the dependants of a person so injuried who dies as a result of such injury. ”

“ Provided that where the power or duty of such person so to act is only exercisable upon the recommendation, or is subject to the approval or consent, of some other person, then such power shall only be exercisable upon such recommendation or subject to such approval or consent. ”

“ Nothing in this section shall affect—
(a) the powers conferred upon a magistrate by the (Cap. 227) .Magistrates Ordinance or by any other law to try an indictable offence summarily; or (b) the powers conferred upon the District Court by any law to try indictable offences. Punishment of misdemeanor. 90. Where an offence is a misdemeanor by any law and no punishment is provided therefor, that offence shall be punishable by imprisonment for seven years and a fine of fifty thousand dollars. ”

“ References to subsidiary legislation under imperial Acts. 78. A reference in any law to any imperial Act shall include a reference to any Order in Council, rule, regulation, proclamation, order, notice, rule of court, by-law or other instrument made under or by virtue thereof and having legislative effect. ”

“ Gazette published on or between the 12th day of October, 1945 and the 1st day of May, 1946; and (c) any Special Gazette or Gazette Extraordinary; “Government” means the Government of Hong Kong;
“Government Printer” means the Government Printer of Hong Kong and any other printer authorized by or on behalf of the Governor to print any Ordinance or any other document of the Government;
“Governor” means—
(a) the Governor of Hong Kong; (b) any officer for the time being administering the Government ”

“ On the west—The meridian of longitude 113°52′ east of Greenwich between the point where it intersects the parallel of latitude touching the extreme south-west point of the shore of Deep Bay and the north coast of Lantau Island. ”