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Hong Kong Case Law

Liberty and security
  • 8 Jan 1993

    In re Commission Ordinance

    Citation
    In re Commission Ordinance
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP3039/1992

    The investigatory powers in s.33 of the Securities and Futures Commission Ordinance, including requirements to produce documents and attend for questioning and the related penal provisions, do not infringe the cited BOR Articles because the powers are regulatory not criminal, contain statutory safeguards (legal representation, s.33(6) protection against self-incrimination in criminal proceedings, judicial-review oversight), and the Insider Dealing Tribunal's powers are disciplinary; therefore the provisions are not inconsistent or repealed by the BOR.