Full legislation
s.8
8.
In this
Schedule
—
authorized institution
(
認可機構
) has the meaning assigned to it in
section 2
of the Banking Ordinance (
Cap.
155
);
bill of exchange
(
匯票
) and
promissory note
(
承付票
) have the same meanings as in the Bills of
Exchange Ordinance (
Cap. 19
);
certificate of deposit
(
存款證
)
means a document relating to money, in any currency, which has been deposited
with the issuer or some other person, being a
document—
(a)
which recognizes an obligation to pay a stated amount to bearer or to
order, with or without interest; and
(b)
by the delivery of which, with or without endorsement, the right to
receive that stated amount, with or without interest, is
transferable;
company
(
公司
) means a body
corporate—
(a)
incorporated under the Companies Ordinance (
Cap.
622
);
(Amended
28 of 2012 ss. 912
& 920)
(ab)
incorporated under a former Companies Ordinance as defined by
section 2(1)
of the Companies Ordinance (
Cap. 622
);
(Added
28 of 2012 ss. 912
& 920)
(b)
incorporated under any other enactment; or
(c)
incorporated or established outside Hong Kong;
debentures
(
債權證
)
includes debenture stock, bonds and any other securities of a company whether or not
constituting a charge on the assets of the company;
debt security
(
債務證券
)
means—
(a)
debenture or loan stock;
(b)
debentures, bonds, notes and other securities or instruments
acknowledging, evidencing or creating indebtedness, whether secured or
unsecured;
(c)
options, warrants or similar rights to subscribe to or purchase any of
the foregoing; and
(d)
convertible loan stock;
derivative
(
衍生工具
)
means any right in or to a financial contract or financial instrument the value of
which is determined by reference to the value of or any fluctuation in the value of
a share, index, rate of exchange or rate of interest either individually or in the
aggregate;
exempted body
(
豁免團體
) means a body specified in
Part 3 of Schedule 4
to the
Securities and Futures Ordinance (
Cap. 571
) but does
not include a body referred to in item 11 of that Part;
(Replaced
5 of 2002 s. 407
)
shares
(
股份
) means
shares in the capital of a company and includes the stock or any part of the stock
of a company;
(Amended
5 of 2002 s. 407
)