### Apology Ordinance 《道歉條例》

7. Effect of apology for purposes of applicable proceedings
(1) For the purposes of applicable proceedings, an apology made by a person in connection with a matter—
(a) does not constitute an express or implied admission of the person’s fault or liability in connection with the matter; and
(b) must not be taken into account in determining fault, liability or any other issue in connection with the matter to the prejudice of the person.
(2) This section is subject to section 8.

8. Admissibility of evidence of apology
(1) Evidence of an apology made by a person in connection with a matter is not admissible in applicable proceedings as evidence for determining fault, liability or any other issue in connection with the matter to the prejudice of the person.
(2) However, if in particular applicable proceedings there is an exceptional case (for example, where there is no other evidence available for determining an issue), the decision maker may exercise a discretion to admit a statement of fact contained in an apology as evidence in the proceedings, but only if the decision maker is satisfied that it is just and equitable to do so, having regard to the public interest or the interests of the administration of justice.
(3) This section applies despite anything to the contrary in any rule of law or other rule concerning procedural matters.
(4) In this section—
decision maker (裁斷者), in relation to applicable proceedings, means the person (whether a court, a tribunal, an arbitrator or any other body or individual) having the authority to hear, receive and examine evidence in the proceedings.

9. Apology not a Limitation Ordinance acknowledgment
For the purposes of section 23 of the Limitation Ordinance (Cap. 347), an apology made by a person in connection with a matter does not constitute an acknowledgment within the meaning of that Ordinance in connection with the matter.

10. Contract of insurance or indemnity not affected
(1) An apology made by a person in connection with a matter does not void or otherwise affect any insurance cover, compensation or other form of benefit for any person in connection with the matter under a contract of insurance or indemnity.
(2) This section applies regardless of whether the contract of insurance or indemnity was entered into before, on or after the commencement date of this Ordinance.
(3) This section applies despite anything to the contrary in any rule of law or agreement.

11. Other matters not affected
This Ordinance does not affect—
(a) discovery, or a similar procedure in which parties are required to disclose or produce documents in their possession, custody or power, in applicable proceedings;
(b) the operation of section 3, 4 or 25 of the Defamation Ordinance (Cap. 21); or
(c) the operation of the Mediation Ordinance (Cap. 620).

### Apology Ordinance 《道歉條例》

12. Amendment of Schedule
The Chief Executive in Council may, by notice published in the Gazette, amend the Schedule.

13. Application to Government
This Ordinance applies to the Government.

### Private Columbaria Ordinance 《私營骨灰安置所條例》

1. Short title
(Amended E.R. 1 of 2018)(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Private Columbaria Ordinance.
(2)-(3) (Omitted as spent—E.R. 1 of 2018)

2. Interpretation
(1) In this Ordinance—
Appeal Board (上訴委員會) means the body established under section 83(1);
approved management plan (經批准管理方案), in relation to a columbarium, means—(a) the management plan required under section 18(2) that is approved for the purpose of an application for the issue of a licence in respect of the columbarium; or
(b) if such a plan is varied under section 42, the plan as varied;

approved plans (經批准圖則), in relation to a columbarium, means—(a) plans approved under section 26 (as read with section 27(3), if applicable) in respect of the columbarium that are, on the issue of a specified instrument in respect of the columbarium, annexed to the instrument; or
(b) if such plans are varied under section 42, the plans as varied;

ashes (骨灰)—(a) means ashes resulting from the cremation of human remains, and (except in section 5) includes synthetic diamonds, jewellery, ornaments and any other materials transformed from human ashes; and
(b) includes the container of such ashes, as well as any items interred together with such ashes in the same container (if applicable), except for the following provisions—
(i) section 68(3)(d)(iv) and (v);
(ii) the definitions of eligible claimant

3. Meaning of sale of interment right

### Private Columbaria Ordinance 《私營骨灰安置所條例》

4. Ordinance not applicable to Government columbaria, private cemeteries, private crematoria, undertakers of burials, etc.
(1) This Ordinance does not apply to any of the following—
(a) a columbarium that is built, operated, administered or maintained by the Government, including one that is in a Government crematorium specified in Part 5 of the Fifth Schedule to the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap. 132);
(b) a columbarium that is in a private cemetery specified in Part 2 of that Schedule;
(c) a columbarium under the management and control of a person specified in Part 2A of that Schedule;
(d) an authorized private crematorium specified in Part 6 of that Schedule to the extent that the keeping of ashes in it is transient and incidental to its operation as a crematorium.
(2) This Ordinance (except Part 7 and Schedule 5) does not apply to a columbarium if—
(a) it is in premises specified, in a licence referred to in the Undertakers of Burials Regulation (Cap. 132 sub. leg. CB), as the licence holder’s place of business; and
(b) the licence does not prohibit the keeping of ashes in that place of business.