Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance
Part I
1-8
Section 3
Cap. 390
(a) article (物品) includes anything which is intended to be
used, either alone or as one of a set, for the purpose of
manufacturing or reproducing an article; and [cf. 1964 c.
74 s. 2(1) U.K.]
(b) person (人、人士) and public (公眾人士) include,
respectively, a person having the control or management
of anything which is or purports to be a club, and the
members of that club.
(6) For the purposes of this Ordinance, in determining whether
any matter publicly displayed is indecent—
(a) there shall be disregarded any part of that matter which
is not exposed to view; and
(b) account may be taken of the effect of juxtaposing one
thing with another. [cf. 1981 c. 42 s. 1(5) U.K.]
(7) Any matter which is displayed in or so as to be visible
from—
(a) any public street or pier, or public garden; and
(b) any place to which the public have or are permitted to
have access (whether on payment or otherwise) except
a place to which the public are permitted to have access
only on payment which is or includes payment for a
display of indecent matter,
shall for the purposes of this Ordinance be deemed to be
matter publicly displayed. [cf. 1981 c. 42 s. 1(2) U.K.]
Ordinance not to apply in case of certain films, etc.
3.
This Ordinance shall not apply in relation to any—
(a) film within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Film
Censorship Ordinance (Cap. 392) as regards its
exhibition within the meaning of section 2 of that
Ordinance—
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Last updated date
20.9.2018