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 * (c) any public meeting taking place with the permission of the Commissioner of Police granted under section 8 of the Places of Public Entertainment Ordinance and in accordance with the conditions to which such permission is subject.

8. (1) The Commissioner of Police may at any time, if it appears to him to be necessary or expedient in the interests of public order or for preventing the carrying out of any unlawful or immoral purpose so to do—
 * (a) cancel any licence issued by him under section 7; or
 * (b) amend the conditions of any such licence.

(2) Notice of any such cancellation or amendment shall be given—
 * (a) in writing to the licensee;
 * (b) in writing to any other person concerned in the holding, convening, organizing or forming of the public meeting or public procession; or
 * (c) by publication in such manner, or by posting in such place, as the Commissioner of Police may think fit.

9. It shall be a condition of every licence issued under section 7 that the licensee shall be present at the public meeting or public procession from the first assembly thereof to the final dispersal thereof, and shall forthwith comply with any directions which may be given to him by any police officer for ensuring the licence and the maintenance of public order throughout the period due performance of and compliance with the conditions of the of assembly, conduct and dispersal of the public meeting or public procession and the period of one hour immediately following the final dispersal thereof.

10. Where under section 7 or 8 a licence is refused or cancelled, or is issued subject to conditions, or the conditions of any may be, may appeal in writing to the Governor against such refusal such licence are amended, the applicant or licensee, as the case or cancellation or the imposition or amendment of such conditions or any of them, and the Governor may on any such appeal confirm, reverse or vary the decision appealed against.