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Apology Ordinance Ord. No. 12 of 2017 Section 1 HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

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An Ordinance to provide for the effect of apologies in certain proceedings and legal matters. [] Enacted by the Legislative Council.

1. Short title and commencement

(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Apology Ordinance.

(2) This Ordinance comes into operation on a day to be appointed by the Secretary for Justice by notice published in the Gazette.

2. Object of this Ordinance

The object of this Ordinance is to promote and encourage the making of apologies with a view to preventing the escalation of disputes and facilitating their amicable resolution.

3. Interpretation

In this Ordinance—

apology (道歉)—see section 4;

applicable proceedings (適用程序)—see section 6.