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DEFAMATION ORDINANCE T-6 Cap. 21 Section Page 27. Fair comment 32 28. Limitation on privilege at elections 34 29. Agreements for indemnity 34 SCHEDULE NEWSPAPER STATEMENTS HAVING QUALIFIED PRIVILEGE S-2 Last updated date 3.3.2014

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Defamation Ordinance (Cap 21)

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Status of Law: Final/Active/Current

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Hong Kong

Country Location

Latitude: 22.3964

Longitude: 114.1095

Country Location (linked Law): Hong Kong

Keywords

Defamation
Freedom of Expression

Adoption Date: Feb 22, 1997

Type of Law: Primary (this category will be deleted)

Research Category: II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms

Institution that Established this Law: Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Is this the Official Copy?: Yes

Date of Most Recent Amendment: Mar 3, 2014

Source URL: Hong Kong e-Legislation

Notes: The law notes that the place of publication of a defamatory statement is where the statement is received, which is not necessarily the place where it was made. This has particular relevance in cases involving internet-based defamatory material. In these cases, the ‘download rule’ enables a defamed party to bring an action in the jurisdiction where the defamatory statement was downloaded and viewed: see eg Dow Jones & Co Inc v Gutnick (2002) 210 CLR 575

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