### Companies Ordinance 《公司條例》

443. Notice of revocation and notice of cessation of statutory election
(1) A notice of revocation given by a person for the purposes of section 442(7)(b)—
(a) must state the financial year to which it relates;
(b) must state that the notice of intent previously given by the person is revoked;
(c) must state that the person requests—
(i) either a copy of the reporting documents or a copy of the summary financial report; or
(ii) none of those copies; and
(d) in the case of paragraph (c)(i), must state that the person requests the copy to be sent by the company in hard copy form, in electronic form, or by making it available on a website.
(2) The request stated in a notice of revocation under subsection (1)(c) must be different from the request stated in the notice of intent revoked by the notice of revocation.
(3) A notice of cessation of statutory election given by a person for the purposes of section 442(9)(b)—
(a) must state the financial year to which it relates;
(b) must state that the person is no longer regarded as having made the requests mentioned in section 442(8);
(c) must state that the person requests—
(i) either a copy of the reporting documents or a copy of the summary financial report; or
(ii) none of those copies; and
(d) in the case of paragraph (c)(i), must state that the person requests the copy to be sent by the company in hard copy form, in electronic form, or by making it available on a website.
(4) A person may only state in a notice of revocation under subsection (1)(d), or a notice of cessation of statutory election under subsection (3)(d), that the person requests for a copy of the reporting documents or a copy of the summary financial report to be sent in electronic form or by making it available on a website if the company has given, in the notification under section 442(1) to which the notice relates, the person an option to request the copy to be so sent.
(5) If a notice of revocation, or a notice of cessation of statutory election, is received by the company at least 28 days before the first date on which a copy of the reporting documents for the financial year to which the notice relates is sent to a member under section 430, the notice has effect in relation to that financial year, and every subsequent financial year.
(6) If a notice of revocation, or a notice of cessation of statutory election, is received by the company less than 28 days before the first date on which a copy of the reporting documents for the financial year to which the notice relates is sent to a member under section 430, the notice has effect in relation to every financial year subsequent to that financial year.

### Companies Ordinance 《公司條例》

444. Company must comply with member’s request in notice of intent etc.
(1) If a person requests a copy of the reporting documents, or a copy of the summary financial report, in a relevant notice, the company must comply with the request unless it is prohibited from doing so by section 446.
(2) The request must be complied with during the period within which a copy of the reporting documents for the relevant financial year would be required to be sent to the person by the company under section 430.
(3) Subsection (1) does not require a company to comply with a potential member’s request unless the potential member becomes a member of the company at least 28 days before the first date on which a copy of the reporting documents for the financial year is sent to a member under section 430(1) or (3).
(4) In this section—
relevant financial year (有關財政年度) means the financial year in relation to which the relevant notice has effect under section 442 or 443;
relevant notice (有關通知) means—
(a) a notice of intent given under section 442(3);
(b) a notice of revocation given for the purposes of section 442(7)(b); or
(c) a notice of cessation of statutory election given for the purposes of section 442(9)(b).

### Companies Ordinance 《公司條例》

446. Company must not send summary financial report under some circumstances
(1) A company must not send a copy of the summary financial report for the purposes of section 441(1) for a financial year to a member if—
(a) the company’s articles require that a copy of the reporting documents for the financial year must be sent to each member; or
(b) the company’s articles prohibit the company from sending a copy of the summary financial report for the purposes of section 441(1) for the financial year to a member.
(2) A company must not send a copy of the summary financial report for a financial year to a member if—
(a) an auditor’s report has not been prepared on the financial statements for the financial year;
(b) the summary financial report has not been approved by the directors;
(c) the summary financial report has not been signed on the directors’ behalf; or
(d) the summary financial report does not comply with section 439(2).
(3) If a company contravenes subsection (1) or (2), the company, and every responsible person of the company, commit an offence, and each is liable to a fine at level 5.

447. Exemption applicable to dormant company
(1) The following provisions do not apply to a company that is a dormant company under section 5(1)—
(a) section 367(4);
(b) Subdivisions 3 and 4 of Division 4;
(c) Subdivisions 2 and 3 of Division 5;
(d) sections 411 and 412;
(e) Subdivisions 6, 7 and 8 of Division 5;
(f) Divisions 6 and 7.
(2) If such a company enters into an accounting transaction—
(a) subsection (1) ceases to have effect on and after the date of the accounting transaction; and
(b) a member of the company who knew or ought to have known about the accounting transaction, and every director of the company, are personally liable for any debt or liability of the company arising out of the accounting transaction.
(3) In this section—
director (董事) includes a shadow director.