### Telecommunications Ordinance 《電訊條例》

13J. Temporary restriction on disposal or acquisition
(1) Except with the consent of the Authority, any right, title or interest to or in shares exceeding in the aggregate 15% of the total number of voting shares in a licensee as at the date of the grant of the licence to the licensee may not be transferred or acquired, directly or indirectly, within the period of 3 years following the date of the grant of the licence to the licensee. (Amended 17 of 2011 s. 28)
(2) Any transaction, settlement, agreement or understanding the effect of which would but for this subsection, constitute a contravention of subsection (1) is void.
(3) Any person exercising or purporting to exercise any right to dispose of or acquire any right, title or interest to or in voting shares referred to in subsection (1) where the result of such disposition or acquisition would to his knowledge, but for subsection (2), constitute a contravention of subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 6. (Amended E.R. 2 of 2012)
(4) Nothing in this section shall apply to—
(a) a transfer or acquisition by any person pursuant to the bona fide exercise by him of his functions as a personal representative, liquidator, receiver or trustee in bankruptcy;
(b) a transfer to a person who is—
(i) an authorized financial institution;
(ii) an insurer who is authorized within the meaning of the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41); or (Amended 12 of 2015 s. 102)
(iii) an exchange participant as defined in section 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571), or a corporation licensed to carry on, or an authorized financial institution registered for carrying on, a business in dealing in securities or securities margin financing under Part V of that Ordinance, (Replaced 5 of 2002 s. 407)
by way of security only for the purposes of a transaction entered into in the ordinary course of his business as such a person.
(5) In subsection (4)(b) authorized financial institution (認可財務機構) means an authorized institution within the meaning of the Banking Ordinance (Cap. 155).

### Telecommunications Ordinance 《電訊條例》

13L. Recovery of royalty
(1) Any royalty payable by a licensee pursuant to any licence and owing to the Government shall be recoverable by the Government as a civil debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) A certificate in writing purporting to be made under the hand of the Financial Secretary to the effect that any royalty payable under a licence is owing to the Government shall be prima facie evidence of that fact.

### Telecommunications Ordinance 《電訊條例》

13M. Court may prohibit certain programmes etc.
(1) A licensee shall not broadcast any programme, advertisement, announcement or other material, or any part thereof, that is likely to—
(a) incite hatred against any group of persons, being a group defined by reference to colour, race, sex, religion, nationality or ethnic or national origins;
(b) result in a general breakdown in law and order; or
(c) gravely damage public health or morals.
(2) Where the Chief Secretary for Administration reasonably believes that the broadcasting of any programme, advertisement, announcement or other material, or any part thereof, would contravene the provisions of subsection (1), he may apply to the Court of First Instance for an order under this section. (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997)
(3) An application under subsection (2) in the case of urgency may be made for an interim order ex parte on affidavit but otherwise such application shall be made by motion or summons.
(4) On an application under subsection (2), the Court of First Instance may, by order, where it is satisfied that the broadcasting of any programme, advertisement, announcement or other material, or any part thereof, would contravene the provisions of subsection (1), prohibit the broadcasting of the whole or any part of that programme, advertisement, announcement or other material and require any person who in the opinion of the Court would be knowingly involved in such contravention to take such steps as the Court may direct in order to give effect to the prohibition.
(5) On an application under subsection (2), the Court of First Instance may, by order, require the licensee or any other person referred to in subsection (4) to produce to the Court such material within their possession or control as relates to the programme, advertisement or announcement.
(6) Any material produced under subsection (5) shall not be admissible in any criminal proceedings against the licensee, or person, producing it.
(7) A person shall not under this section be required to furnish any material relating to items subject to legal privilege. 
(8) Subject to subsection (9), rules of court shall provide for—
(a) the discharge and variation of orders under this section;
(b) proceedings relating to such orders; and
(c) costs.
(9) The power to make rules of court under section 54 of the High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4) shall include the power to make rules of court for the purposes of this section.
(10) The jurisdiction of the Court of First Instance under this section may not be exercised by the Registrar or a master of that Court.
(Replaced 22 of 1993 s. 49. Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)

### Telecommunications Ordinance 《電訊條例》

13N. Regulations
(1) The Chief Executive in Council may, for the purpose of securing compliance with this Part, make regulations— (Amended 4 of 2024 s. 5)
(a) regulating the ownership or control, whether direct or indirect, of licensees; and
(b) regulating the holding, acquisition or disposal of rights, titles and interests to or in voting shares in licensees. 
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) regulations made under this section may—
(a) authorize the Authority to investigate the ownership or control of voting shares in a licensee and for the purpose of such investigation may authorize the Authority to require any person to give particulars concerning any right, title or interest to or in any such voting shares that he may have and also particulars concerning the right, title or interest to or in those voting shares which to his knowledge any other person may have;
(b) authorize the Authority to require a licensee to supply such particulars as may be specified in the regulations concerning any right, title or interest of persons to or in its shares, including particulars of transfers of any such right, title or interest;
(c) authorize the Authority to require a licensee to obtain the particulars referred to in paragraph (b) from any person and require such person to supply such particulars (by way of declaration or otherwise);
(d) empower the Authority, where any person fails or refuses to supply particulars concerning any right, title or interest he may have to or in any such voting shares in accordance with the regulations, to suspend the voting rights attached to such shares;
(e) authorize the Authority to require a licensee to establish and maintain a register of shares to contain details of rights, titles and interests to or in such voting shares and particulars of transfers of the same;
(f) prescribe the procedures to be followed in giving directions under section 13K(1);
(g) regulate matters relating to transfers of rights, titles and interests to or in such voting shares. (Amended 17 of 2011 s. 28)
(3) Regulations made under this section may provide that a contravention of specified provisions thereof shall be an offence punishable by a fine not exceeding level 6. (Amended E.R. 2 of 2012)

13O. Regulations relating to standards and technical requirements
The Chief Executive in Council may make regulations for the purpose of— (Amended 4 of 2024 s. 5)
(a) establishing standards for the programmes and advertising material to be broadcast by licensees; and
(b) providing for the technical requirements with which a licensee must comply in broadcasting. (Amended 4 of 2024 s. 9)