### Public Order Ordinance 《公安條例》

13A. Notification of public processions
(1) For the purposes of section 13, notice of the intention to hold a public procession shall be given in writing to the Commissioner of Police—
(a) in the case of a public procession held solely for the purposes of a funeral at which the body is present, not later than 24 hours prior to the forming of the procession;
(b) in any other case—
(i) not later than 11 a.m. on the same day of the week in the preceding week as the day on which the procession is intended to be held; or
(ii) where the last day for giving notice under subparagraph (i) would fall on a general holiday, not later than 11 a.m. on the first day immediately preceding that day which is not a general holiday.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Commissioner of Police may, and shall in any case where he is reasonably satisfied that earlier notice could not have been given, accept shorter notice than is specified in that subsection.
(3) In cases where the Commissioner of Police has decided not to accept shorter notice than is specified in subsection (1), he shall as soon as is reasonably practicable inform in writing the person purporting to give the notice of his decision and the reasons why the shorter notice is not acceptable.
(4) Notice under this section shall be given by being delivered in person by the person giving it, or by any person on his behalf, to the officer in charge of a police station, and shall contain particulars of the following matters—
(a) the name, address and telephone number of—
(i) the person organizing the procession and any society or organization promoting or connected with the holding of the procession; and
(ii) a person able to act, if necessary, in place of the organizer for the purpose of section 15(1)(a);
(b) the purpose and subject-matter of the procession;
(c) the date, precise route, time of commencement and duration of the procession;
(d) in respect of any meeting to be held in conjunction with the procession, the location, time of commencement and duration of the meeting; and
(e) an estimate by the person organizing the procession of the number of people expected to attend the procession.
(5) The Commissioner of Police shall issue written acknowledgment of receipt of notice under this section to the person giving or delivering the notice.
(Added 77 of 1995 s. 7)

### Public Order Ordinance 《公安條例》

14. Right of Commissioner of Police to object to public procession
(1) Subject to subsection (5), the Commissioner of Police may object to a public procession being held if he reasonably considers that the objection is necessary in the interests of national security or public safety, public order or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. (Amended 10 of 2008 s. 12)
(2) If the Commissioner of Police objects to the public procession being held he shall as soon as is reasonably practicable and within the time limit specified under this Ordinance—
(a) notify in writing the person who gave notice under section 13A or a person named for the purposes of section 13A(4)(a)(i) of his objection and reasons; or
(b) publish a written notice of objection and reasons in the manner he thinks fit; or
(c) post a written notice of objection and reasons in the place he thinks fit.
(3) The Commissioner of Police shall not issue a notice of objection for a public procession—
(a) if notice of a procession is given in accordance with section 13A(1)(b), later than 48 hours before the notified commencement time of the procession;
(b) if shorter notice of 72 hours or more is accepted by the Commissioner of Police under section 13A(2), later than 24 hours before the notified commencement time of the procession;
(c) if shorter notice of less than 72 hours is accepted by the Commissioner of Police under section 13A(2), later than the notified commencement time of the procession,

this subsection does not apply to a procession held solely for a funeral as referred to in section 13A(1)(a).
(4) If the Commissioner of Police does not object to a public procession being held he shall notify the person who gave notice under section 13A or a person named for the purposes of section 13A(4)(a)(i) in writing of his having no objection as soon as is reasonably practicable and within the time limited for him to give notice of objection under this Ordinance. If the Commissioner does not notify, post or publish his having an objection in accordance with subsection (2) and within the time limit specified under this Ordinance, the Commissioner is taken to have issued a notice of no objection for the public procession.
(5) The Commissioner of Police shall not exercise his right under subsection (1) to object to holding of a public procession if he reasonably considers that the interests of national security or public safety, public order or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others could be met by imposing conditions under section 15(2). (Amended 10 of 2008 s. 12)
(Replaced 119 of 1997 s. 7)

### Public Order Ordinance 《公安條例》

15. Requirements and conditions applying to public processions
(1) At every public procession—
(a) there shall be present throughout the procession either the person who organized the procession or, if he is not present, a person nominated by him to act in his place;
(b) good order and public safety shall be maintained throughout the procession;
(c) the control of any amplification device that is used in such a manner that it causes a noise that would not be tolerated by a reasonable person shall, if so required by a police officer, be surrendered to the police officer for the duration of the procession.
(2) The Commissioner of Police may, where he reasonably considers it necessary in the interests of national security or public safety, public order or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others, impose conditions in respect of any public procession notified under section 13A, and notice of any condition so imposed shall be given in writing to the person by whom such public procession is so notified or to some other person concerned in the holding, convening, organizing or forming of the procession and shall state the reasons why such condition is considered necessary. (Amended 119 of 1997 s. 8; 10 of 2008 s. 13)
(3) The power conferred by subsection (2) to impose conditions includes a like power to amend any such condition previously imposed and reference in this Ordinance to a condition imposed under or pursuant to subsection (2) shall, except where the context otherwise requires, include reference to an amendment to such a condition pursuant to this subsection.
(4) Every person who organizes a public procession, or any person acting in place of such person for the purpose of subsection (1)(a), shall comply forthwith with any direction given to him by a police officer for ensuring compliance with or the due performance of any of the requirements of subsection (1) or any conditions imposed under subsection (2).
(5) In this section—
(a) procession (遊行) includes the period from first assembly to final dispersal of a procession; and
(b) references to a “public procession” do not include references to a procession referred to in section 13(2). (Amended E.R. 6 of 2019)
(Replaced 77 of 1995 s. 7)

### Public Order Ordinance 《公安條例》

16. Appeals
(1) A person, society or organization—
(a) named in a notice given under section 8 or 13A;
(b) to whom a notice of prohibition is given under section 9; or
(c) to whom notice of objection is given under section 14,

who is aggrieved by the decision of the Commissioner of Police to prohibit a public meeting, to object to a public procession or to impose conditions on the holding of a public meeting or public procession may appeal to the Appeal Board.
(2) In this section Appeal Board (上訴委員會) means the Appeal Board constituted under section 44.
(Replaced 119 of 1997 s. 9)