Hong Kong or any part thereof, prohibit the holding in Hong Kong or any part thereof of all public gatherings, or of any class of public gatherings, for such period not exceeding three months as may be specified.
(2) Any person who—
- (a) takes part in the promotion, direction, organization or management of a public gathering which is held or intended to be held in contravention of a prohibition under this section; or
- (b) takes part in or attends, or incites any other person to take part in or attend, any such public gathering,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for three years.
Proof. 17. A certificate purporting to be under the hand of the Commissioner of Police specifying—
- (a) the terms and date of any order given or issued under section 6;
- (b) the terms, date and conditions of any licence issued under section 7;
- (c) the terms, date and the manner of service of any notice given under subsection (2) of section 8;
- (d) the terms, date and method of giving notice of any prohibition or order given or issued under subsection (1) or (4) of section 15,
shall be prima facie evidence of such matter contained in such certificate in all legal proceedings.
PART IV.
Unlawful assemblies, riots and similar offences.
Unlawful assembly. 18. (1) When three or more persons, assembled together, conduct themselves in a manner intended or likely to cause any person reasonably to fear that the persons so assembled will commit a breach of the peace, or will by such assembly provoke other persons to commit a breach of the peace, they are an unlawful assembly.
(2) It is immaterial that the original assembly was lawful, if being assembled, they conduct themselves in such a manner as aforesaid.
