### Companies Ordinance 《公司條例》

887. Immunity
(1) A person who complies with a requirement imposed by a specified officer under Subdivision 4 of Division 2 or section 869 or 873 does not incur any civil liability by reason only of that compliance.
(2) A person does not incur any civil liability in respect of anything done, or omitted to be done, by the person in good faith in the performance, or purported performance, of any function under this Part.

888. Production of information in information systems etc.
(1) If—
(a) a specified officer requires any record or document to be produced under Subdivision 4 of Division 2 or section 869 or 873; and
(b) any information or matter contained in the record or document is recorded otherwise than in a legible form but is capable of being reproduced in a legible form,

the officer may require the production of a reproduction of the recording of the information or matter, or the relevant part of the recording, in a legible form.
(2) If—
(a) a specified officer requires any record or document to be produced under Subdivision 4 of Division 2 or section 869 or 873; and
(b) any information or matter contained in the record or document is recorded in an information system,
the officer may require the production of a reproduction of the recording of the information or matter, or the relevant part of the recording, in a form that enables the information or matter to be reproduced in a legible form.

889. Lien claimed on records or documents
If a person claims a lien on any record or document in the person’s possession that is required to be produced under Subdivision 4 of Division 2 or section 869 or 873—
(a) the lien does not affect the requirement to produce the record or document;
(b) no fee is payable for or in respect of the production; and
(c) the production does not affect the lien.

890. Destruction of documents
(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person destroys, falsifies, conceals or otherwise disposes of, or causes or permits the destruction, falsification, concealment or disposal of, any record or document that is required to be produced under Subdivision 4 of Division 2 or section 869 or 873; and
(b) the person does so with intent to conceal, from the specified officer by whom the requirement was imposed, facts or matters capable of being disclosed by the record or document.
(2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment to a fine of $1,000,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; or
(b) on summary conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

### Companies Ordinance 《公司條例》

891. Inspection of records or documents seized etc.
(1) This section applies if a specified officer has taken possession of any record or document under this Part.
(2) The specified officer must, subject to any reasonable conditions the officer may impose as to security or otherwise, permit any person who would be entitled to inspect the record or document had the officer not taken possession of it, at all reasonable times—
(a) to inspect it; and
(b) to make copies or otherwise record details of it.

892. Appointment of person by company to investigate its affairs
(1) A company may, by special resolution, appoint a person to investigate its affairs.
(2) For the purpose of investigating the company’s affairs, the appointed person may, by notice in writing, require any officer or agent of the company to do any or all of the following—
(a) produce to the appointed person any record or document relating to any matter under investigation that is in the officer’s or agent’s custody or power;
(b) attend before the appointed person at the time and place specified in the notice, and answer any question, whether on oath or otherwise, relating to any matter under investigation that the appointed person may raise with the officer or agent;
(c) answer any question relating to any matter under investigation that is specified in the notice.
(3) The appointed person may administer an oath to any person for the purposes of subsection (2)(b).

893. Court may inquire into failure of officer or agent to attend before appointed person etc.
(1) If an officer or agent of a company fails to comply with a requirement imposed on the officer or agent under section 892(2), the appointed person may apply to the Court for an inquiry into the failure.
(2) The Court may, if it is satisfied that the officer or agent has without any reasonable excuse failed to comply with the requirement, punish the officer or agent (as the case may be) in the same manner as if the officer or agent had been guilty of contempt of court.

894. Report by appointed person
(1) A person appointed to investigate a company’s affairs under section 892(1) must, on the conclusion of the investigation, report on the investigation in any manner as that company in general meeting may direct.
(2) In any proceedings before a court—
(a) a document purporting to be a copy of the report, and purporting to be signed by the appointed person and the company, is admissible in evidence on its production without further proof; and
(b) on being admitted in evidence under paragraph (a), the document is proof of any opinion of the appointed person expressed in the report.

### Companies Ordinance 《公司條例》

895. Offence for false statement
(1) A person commits an offence if, in any return, report, financial statements, certificate or other document, required by or for the purposes of any provision of this Ordinance, the person knowingly or recklessly makes a statement that is misleading, false or deceptive in any material particular.

Note—Please also see section 873 which empowers the Registrar to require the production of records or documents, and the provision of information or explanation in respect of the records or documents, for the purpose of enquiring into whether any act that would constitute an offence under this subsection has been done.(2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment to a fine of $300,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; or
(b) on summary conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(3) This section does not affect the operation of—
(a) Part V of the Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 200); or
(b) section 19, 20 or 21 of the Theft Ordinance (Cap. 210).

896. Offence for improper use of “Limited” or “有限公司” etc.
(1) A person commits an offence if the person—
(a) is not incorporated with limited liability; and
(b) uses, trades or carries on business under a name or title of which—
(i) the word “Limited”, or a contraction or imitation of that word, is the last word;
(ii) the Chinese version of the word “Limited”, or of a contraction or imitation of that word, is the last word; or
(iii) the Chinese characters “有限公司” form part.
(2) A person commits an offence if the person—
(a) is not incorporated; and
(b) uses, trades or carries on business under a name or title of which—
(i) the word “Corporation” or “Incorporated”, or a contraction or imitation of that word, is the last word;
(ii) the Chinese version of the word “Corporation” or “Incorporated”, or of a contraction or imitation of that word, is the last word; or
(iii) the Chinese characters “註冊公司” or “法人團體” form part.
(3) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is liable to a fine at level 3 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine of $300 for each day during which the offence continues.