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CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS
ORDINANCE

Ord. No. 20 of 2004
A849

“applicant” (申請人), in relation to any proceedings under Part 4, means the person who refers a decision to the Tribunal for review under section 35(1);

“book-entry securities” (記帳證券) means any securities issued under any law transferable by a book-entry (whether on a register or of any other kind);

“certificate of finality” (終局性證明書) means a certificate issued by the Monetary Authority under section 16(3);

“Chairman of the Tribunal” (審裁處主席) means the person appointed as such under section 34(3);

“clearing and settlement system” (結算及交收系統) means a system established for—

(a) the clearing or settlement of payment obligations; or
(b) the clearing or settlement of obligations for the transfer of book-entry securities, or the transfer of such securities;

“collateral security” (附屬抵押品), in relation to a clearing and settlement system, means any realizable assets provided, whether under a charge or a re-purchase or similar agreement or otherwise (including money provided under a charge), for the purpose of securing rights and obligations potentially arising in connection with participation in the system;

“default arrangements” (違責處理安排), in relation to a clearing and settlement system, means the arrangements in place within the system for limiting systemic and other types of risk in the event of a participant appearing to be, or likely to become, unable to meet his obligations in respect of a transfer order; and, without affecting the generality of the foregoing, includes any arrangements for—

(a) the netting of obligations owed to or by the participant;
(b) the closing out of open positions held by the participant; or
(c) the realizing of collateral security securing obligations owed by the participant;

“defaulting participant” (違責參與者), in relation to a clearing and settlement system, means a participant in respect of whom action has been taken by the system operator or settlement institution under the system’s default arrangements;

“designated system” (指定系統) means a clearing and settlement system that has been designated for the purposes of this Ordinance by the Monetary Authority under section 4(1);

“directors’ voluntary winding up statement” (董事自動清盤陳述書) means a statement made under section 228A(1) of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32), and a reference to such a statement taking effect is a reference to it being delivered for registration as specified in section 228A(3) of that Ordinance;

“disposition of property” (財產產權處置), in the context of a disposition made to or by a participant in a designated system, includes a payment made to