### Competition Ordinance 《競爭條例》

157. Seal of Tribunal
(1) The Tribunal is to have a seal approved by the Chief Justice.
(2) All writs, judgments, orders and other documents, and any exemplification or copies of writs, judgments, orders and other documents, are to be sealed with the seal.
(3) All writs, judgments, orders and other documents, and any exemplification or copies of writs, judgments, orders and other documents, when purporting to be so sealed, are admissible in evidence before any court on production without further proof.

157A. Reimbursement of witness expenses
In any proceedings before the Tribunal, a member of the Tribunal may order the reimbursement of a witness for any expenses reasonably and properly incurred by the witness by reason of his or her attendance at the proceedings.
(Added 15 of 2014 s. 9)

158. Tribunal rules
(1) The Chief Judge may, after consulting the President, make rules regulating and prescribing—
(a) the practice and procedure to be followed in the Tribunal in all matters with respect to which the Tribunal has jurisdiction; and
(b) any matters incidental to or relating to that practice or procedure.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), rules may be made for the following purposes—
(aa) prescribing the jurisdiction of the Tribunal that the Registrar, a senior deputy registrar or a deputy registrar of the Tribunal may exercise (including provision for appeal against decisions made in the exercise of the jurisdiction); (Added 15 of 2014 s. 10)
(a) prescribing fees and regulating matters relating to the fees payable in connection with applications to the Tribunal and proceedings in the Tribunal;
(b) prescribing the manner and form in which documents are to be issued or served in relation to proceedings in the Tribunal;
(c) prescribing the manner in which and the terms on which proceedings are conducted with the assistance of an assessor;
(d) prescribing the manner and form in which documents may be filed in the Tribunal and the manner in which evidence may be given in proceedings; (Amended 15 of 2014 s. 10)
(e) prescribing the allowances to be paid to witnesses appearing before the Tribunal; and (Amended 15 of 2014 s. 10)
(f) prescribing the form of any order that the Tribunal may make under this Ordinance. (Added 15 of 2014 s. 10)

### Competition Ordinance 《競爭條例》

158A. Suitors’ Funds Rules
(1) The Chief Judge may, after consulting the President, make rules for regulating the following matters—
(a) the deposit, payment, delivery, and transfer in, into, and out of the Tribunal of money, securities and movable property of suitors; 
(b) the evidence of such deposit, payment, delivery, or transfer, and the investment of and other dealings with money, securities and movable property in the Tribunal; 
(c) the execution of the orders of the Tribunal; and 
(d) the powers and duties of the Registrar of the Tribunal with reference to such money, securities and movable property. 
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), rules made under that subsection may provide for—
(a) regulating the placing on and withdrawal from deposit of money in the Tribunal, and the payment or crediting of interest on money placed on deposit; 
(b) determining the smallest amount of money on deposit on which interest is to be credited to an account to which money placed on deposit belongs; 
(c) determining the time at which money placed on deposit is to begin and to cease to bear interest and the mode of computing such interest; 
(d) determining the cases in which money placed on deposit is to begin and to cease to bear interest and the mode of computing such interest; 
(e) determining the cases in which interest on money placed on deposit is, and the dividends on any securities standing in the name of the Registrar of the Tribunal are, to be placed on deposit; and 
(f) disposing of money remaining unclaimed in the Tribunal. 
(3) In this section—
securities (證券) includes shares. 

(Added 15 of 2014 s. 11)

159. Concurrent jurisdiction with Communications Authority
(1) The Communications Authority may perform the functions of the Commission under this Ordinance, in so far as they relate to the conduct of undertakings that are—
(a) licensees under the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106) or the Broadcasting Ordinance (Cap. 562);
(b) persons who, although not such licensees, are persons whose activities require them to be licensed under the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106) or the Broadcasting Ordinance (Cap. 562); or
(c) persons who have been exempted from the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106) or from specified provisions of that Ordinance under section 39 of that Ordinance.
(2) So far as is necessary for the purpose of subsection (1), references in this Ordinance to the Commission are to be read as including the Communications Authority.

### Competition Ordinance 《競爭條例》

160. Transfer of competition matter between competition authorities
(1) Where one competition authority is performing a function in relation to a competition matter and another competition authority also has jurisdiction to perform functions in relation to that matter, the 2 competition authorities may agree that the matter be transferred to and be dealt with by one of them.
(2) Where more than one competition authority has jurisdiction to perform functions in relation to a competition matter, if one of them is performing or has performed a function in relation to that matter, then, unless there is an agreement of a kind mentioned in subsection (1), the other competition authority must not perform any function in relation to that matter.

161. Memorandum of Understanding
(1) As soon as is reasonably practicable after the coming into operation of this section, the Commission and the Communications Authority must prepare and sign a Memorandum of Understanding, for the purpose of co-ordinating the performance of their functions under this Ordinance.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Memorandum of Understanding must provide for any or all of the matters set out in Schedule 6.
(3) The Commission and the Communications Authority may amend or replace any Memorandum of Understanding prepared and signed under this section.
(4) Before signing any Memorandum of Understanding, or any amendment to it, under this section, the Commission and the Communications Authority must consult the Legislative Council.
(5) The Commission and the Communications Authority must, within 6 weeks after the Memorandum of Understanding, or any amendment to it, is signed by them, publish it in any manner they consider appropriate.
(6) The Commission and the Communications Authority must make available copies of any Memorandum of Understanding prepared and signed under this section and of all amendments made to it—
(a) at their offices during ordinary business hours;
(b) through the Internet or a similar electronic network; and
(c) in any other manner they consider appropriate.
(7) A Memorandum of Understanding prepared and signed under this section and all amendments made to it are not subsidiary legislation.

162. Merger
Schedule 7 (Mergers) has effect.