PUBLIC ORDER (PUBLIC MEETINGS) (GENERAL CONDITIONS) ORDER

PUBLIC ORDER (PUBLIC MEETINGS) (GENERAL CONDITIONS) ORDER

PUBLIC ORDER (PUBLIC MEETINGS) (GENERAL
CONDITIONS) ORDER

(Cap. 245, section 11)



[8 May 1981.]

1. This order may be cited as the Public Order (Public
Meetings) (General Conditions) Order.

2. It shall be the duty of every person who organizes or convenes
any public meeting to maintain good order thereat throughout the
meeting.

3. A public meeting shall not be held on a date or at a location
other than the date and location notified to the Commissioner of Police
under section 8 of the Ordinance. or for a period exceeding the duration
of such public meeting as so notified.

4. (1) No amplification device shall be used at a public meeting
unless particulars thereof are notified to the Commissioner of Police
under section 8 of the Ordinance and the use thereof is not prohibited
by the Commissioner of Police by notice in writing.

(2) Music shall not be broadcast at any public meeting through
any amplified public-address system or by other similar means.

(3) No amplification device shall be used at any public meeting
except so far as may be reasonably necessary to enable persons
attending the meeting to hear the proceedings thereat.

5. (1) There shall be provided at every public meeting such
number of persons to act as stewards as may be necessary to assist in
maintaining good order thereat but, subject to any directions given by
the Commissioner of Police, the number so provided shall be not less
than 1 for every 10 persons attending the meeting.

(2) Every steward shall be provided with, and shall wear, an
armband with the word 'steward' thereon and its equivalent in
Chinese characters.

(3) No armband provided in compliance with this paragraph shall
be worn at any place other than the location of the public meeting.



6. No advertisement, printed-matter, banner, poster or other similar
notice or device relating to a public meeting or the subjectmatter
thereof shall be published, distributed or displayed at any place other
than the location of the meeting, or at any time outside the period
notified under section 8 of the Ordinance as the duration of the
meeting.





7. Paragraph 6 shall not prevent the publication or distribution by
any person organizing or convening a public meeting notified under
section 8 of the Ordinance of material advertising the holding of the
meeting or the time, place and purpose thereof:

Provided that such publication or distribution shall not be
commenced earlier than 4 days (or such other period as the
Commissioner of Police may determine in a particular case) after the
public meeting is so notified, or carried out in such manner as to cause a
breach of any other law.

8. The destruction by burning or otherwise of any emblem, flag,
symbol or device of a national character or distinctively associated with
any state or nationality is prohibited at all times before, during or after
any public meeting.

9. No person shall organize or provide equipment for or take part or
assist in the collection of money or sale of badges before, during or after
any public meeting except as provided in section 4(17) of the Summary
Offences Ordinance.

10. No person shall organize or present any stage performance or
entertainment at any public meeting except as provided in section 4 or,
as the case may require, section 8 of the Places of Public Entertainment
Ordinance.

11. At the conclusion of any public meeting, it shall be the duty of
every person responsible for organizing or convening the meeting to
clear all litter from the area used for the meeting.

12. (1) At the conclusion of any public meeting, it shall be the duty
of every person responsible for organizing or convening the meeting to
cause public announcements to be made for the purpose of ensuring
that all persons attending the meeting disperse in an orderly manner.

(2) At the conclusion of any public meeting, no procession or other
group of persons shall form for any purpose arising out of or connected
with the subject-matter of the meeting unless, by virtue of section 13(2)
of the Ordinance, that section does not apply thereto, or there is in force
in respect thereof a licence issued under that section.
L.N. 37/81. Citation. Duty to maintain good order at public meeting. Date, location and duration of public meeting. Restrictions on use of amplification devices. Stewards. Restrictions on display of banners, posters etc. Advertising arrangements. Prohibition of burning of national emblem etc. Restrictions on collection. (Cap. 228.) Restrictions on stage performance etc. (Cap. 172.) Removal of litter at conclusion. Dispersal of crowd.

L.N. 37/81. Citation. Duty to maintain good order at public meeting. Date, location and duration of public meeting. Restrictions on use of amplification devices. Stewards. Restrictions on display of banners, posters etc. Advertising arrangements. Prohibition of burning of national emblem etc. Restrictions on collection. (Cap. 228.) Restrictions on stage performance etc. (Cap. 172.) Removal of litter at conclusion. Dispersal of crowd.

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