Chapter: 32 COMPANIES ORDINANCE
Schedule Num: 20 Version Date 03/12/2004
AMENDMENT OF PROSPECTUS CONSISTING OF ONE DOCUMENT
TWENTIETH SCHEDULE
[sections 38A, 39A, 342A, 342CA & 360
& 12th Sch.]
PART 1
COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG
1. Amendments
The information contained in
(a) a prospectus may only be amended by
(i) an addendum to the prospectus; or
(ii) replacing the prospectus with a new prospectus;
(b) an addendum to a prospectus may only be amended by
(i) a further addendum to the prospectus;
(ii) replacing the addendum with a new addendum; or
(iii) replacing the addendum and prospectus with a new prospectus.2. Amendment made pursuant to section 1 is prospectusIt is hereby declared that any amendment made pursuant to section 1 is a prospectus and, subject to section 3, the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to the amendment accordingly.
3. Certain amendments made pursuant to section 1 to be read with prospectus
Where it enables a provision of this Ordinance (including paragraph 3 of the Third Schedule to this Ordinance) to apply to an amendment made pursuant to section 1(a)(i) or (b)(i) or (ii), the amendment shall, for the purposes of that application, be read with the prospectus to which it relates and the addenda, if any, to the prospectus.
PART 2
COMPANIES INCORPORATED OUTSIDE HONG KONG
1. Amendments
The information contained in
(a) a prospectus may only be amended by
(i) an addendum to the prospectus; or
(ii) replacing the prospectus with a new prospectus;
(b) an addendum to a prospectus may only be amended by
(i) a further addendum to the prospectus;
(ii) replacing the addendum with a new addendum; or
(iii) replacing the addendum and prospectus with a new prospectus.2. Amendment made pursuant to section 1 is prospectus
It is hereby declared that any amendment made pursuant to section 1 is a prospectus and, subject to section 3, the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to the amendment accordingly.
3. Certain amendments made pursuant to section 1 to be read with prospectus
Where it enables a provision of this Ordinance (including paragraph 3 of the Third Schedule to this Ordinance) to apply to an amendment made pursuant to section 1(a)(i) or (b)(i) or (ii), the amendment shall, for the purposes of that application, be read with the prospectus to which it relates and the addenda, if any, to the prospectus.
(Twentieth Schedule added 30 of 2004 s. 2)