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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;

“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—