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An Ordinance to control articles which consist of or contain material that is obscene or indecent (including material that is violent, depraved or repulsive), to establish tribunals to determine whether an article is obscene or indecent, or whether matter publicly displayed is indecent, and to classify articles as obscene or indecent or neither obscene nor indecent, and for matters incidental thereto. [] Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof. PART I

1. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance 1987.

(2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.

2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—

“adjudicator” means an adjudicator appointed to the panel of adjudicators under section 5;

“application” means an application under section 13 and “applicant” shall be construed accordingly;