TRANSFER OF BUSINESSES (PROTECTION OF CREDITORS) ORDINANCE ——附加英文版
Hong Kong
TRANSFER OF BUSINESSES (PROTECTION OF CREDITORS) ORDINANCE
(CHAPTER 49)
Whole document:
rotect creditors on the transfer of businesses, to provide
for the
ility of transferees of business, the manner in which such
liability
be avoided and for matters incidental thereto and connected
therewith,
to repeal the Fraudulent Transfers of Businesses Ordinance.
June 1980]
1. Short title
Ordinance may be cited as the Transfer of Businesses (Protection
of
itors) Ordinance.
2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires--
eal" includes a motion for a new trial or to set aside a
verdict,
ing or judgment;
iness" means a business, or any part thereof, consisting of a
trade or
pation (other than a profession) whether or not it is carried on
with
ew to profit; "charge" means--
a debenture within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.
32);
a mortgage;
a bill of sale;
a lien; or
any document,
r or pursuant to which a business or any assets thereof are charged
as
rity for the payment of money or the performance of an obligation,
and
udes an equitable charge;
rge-holder" means a person who, under or pursuant to a charge,
and for
purpose of enforcing payment of any money or for the
performance of
obligation, may sell any business;
e of transfer" means the date on which a transfer takes effect
or is
nded to take effect;
ice of transfer" means a notice of transfer in accordance with
section
registered charge" means a charge which is registered under--
the Land Registration Ordinance (Cap. 128);
the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32);
the Bills of Sale Ordinance (Cap. 20); or
any other enactment;
nsfer" means the transfer or sale of a business, but does not
include-
the sale of the stock-in-trade of a business in the ordinary
course of
trade;
the creation of a charge;
the transfer of land or any share or interest therein; or
the transfer of a vessel (or the transfer of any interest or
share
ein), other than--
a vessel to which Part IV of the Shipping and Port Control
Ordinance
. 313) applies; or
a trawler to which Part XII of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance
(Cap.
applies; "transferee" means the person to whom a
business is
sferred by a transferor; "transferor" means--
in the case of the sale of a business under or pursuant to a
charge,
person whose business has been or is intended to be sold;
in every other case, the person by whom or on whose
behalf the
sfer has been or is intended to be made.
For the purposes of this Ordinance "transferor" and
"transferee"
ectively include a sub-transferor and a sub-transferee.
3. Transferee of business to be liable for liabilities of trans-
feror
Subject to this Ordinance, whenever any business is transferred,
with
ithout the goodwill thereof, the transferee shall,
notwithstanding any
ement to the contrary, become liable for all the
debts and
gations, including liability for tax charged or chargeable
under the
nd Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112), arising out of the carrying on
of the
ness by the transferor.
Notwithstanding subsection (1), where a part of a
business is
sferred (other than the goodwill thereof) and in any
proceedings--
the transferee would, but for this subsection, be adjudged
liable
r this Ordinance for any debts and obligations arising out
of the
ying on of the business by the transferor; and
it is shown to the satisfaction of the court hearing the
proceedings
--
the transferee purchased such part of the business in good faith
and
value; and
at the date of transfer of such part of the business, the
transferee
no knowledge (whether actual, constructive or imputed)
what he was acquiring formed part of a business,
transferee shall not be liable under this Ordinance for the debts
and
gations arising out of the carrying on of the business
by the
sferor.
4. Circumstances in which the transferee's liability ceases
A transferee shall not become liable under section 3 if a
notice of
sfer has been given not more than 4 months, and not less than 1
month,
re the date of transfer and has become complete at the
date of
sfer.
Where a notice of transfer has been given but the notice
has not
me complete at the date of transfer, the liability of the
transferee
r section 3 shall cease with effect from the date on which the
notice
ransfer becomes complete.
Where a notice of transfer has not been given before or at the
date of
sfer, the liability of the transferee under section 3 shall cease
with
ct from the date on which a notice of transfer, which is given
after
date of transfer, becomes complete.
A notice of transfer shall, subject to subsections (5) and (6),
become
lete upon the expiration of 1 month after the date of
the last
ication of the notice in accordance with section 5.
Subject to subsection (6), in the case of a notice of
transfer
rred to--
in subsection (1), if proceedings are instituted
against the
sferor in respect of any liability of the transferor arising
before
notice has become complete and out of the carrying on
of his
ness; or
in subsection (2) or (3), if proceedings are instituted
against the
sferee in respect of any liability of the transferee under
section 3
ing before such notice becomes complete,
notice of transfer shall (for the purposes of such proceedings
only)
eemed incomplete pending the final determination of such
proceedings,
uding all possible appeals, and pending the expiration of all
periods
ng which such appeals may be brought.
Where proceedings are instituted, a notice of transfer shall
not be
ed incomplete under subsection (5) unless within 1 month
of the
eedings being instituted--
they are served on the transferor or transferee, as the case may
be;
written notice that they have been instituted is sent by
registered
to the last known address of such transferor or transferee.
5. Contents of notice of transfer and manner of giving notice
Except in the case of a transfer by way of sale under or pursuant
to a
ge, a notice of transfer shall contain the following
particulars--
the full name and address of the transferor;
the nature of the business and the name or style under which, and
the
address at which, it has been carried on during the period
of 6
hs immediately preceding the date of transfer;
the date of transfer;
the full name and the residential and business addresses
of the
sferee;
if the transferee--
intends to carry on or is carrying on the business, the full
address
e, and the name and style under which, he is carrying it on or
intends
arry it on; or
is not carrying on the business and does not intend to carry it
on, a
ement to that effect; and
a statement that at the expiration of 1 month after the date of
the
publication of the notice pursuant to subsection (3), the
liability
he transferee for all the debts and obligations arising out
of the
ying on of the business by the transferor shall cease by
virtue of
Ordinance unless proceedings are instituted prior to such
expiration.
In the case of a transfer by way of sale under or pursuant
to a
ge, a notice of transfer shall contain the following
particulars--
the nature of the business, and the name or style under which,
and the
address at which, it has been carried on during the period
of 3
hs immediately preceding the date of transfer;
the full name and address of the person whose business has been,
or is
nded to be, transferred by way of sale under or pursuant
to the
ge;
details of the charge under or pursuant to which the transfer by
way
ale has been or is to be made, sufficient to enable any
document
ting or evidencing the charge to be readily identified and,
without
ting the generality of the foregoing, such details shall
include--
the date when the charge was made, given, executed or
came into
tence;
the consideration for which the charge was executed, made or
given
if there was no such consideration, the circumstances in which
it came
existence;
) in the case of a registered charge, the date of the registration
of
charge, the title of any enactment under which it was registered
and
number or other means of identifying the charge assigned to it
upon
stration;
the date of transfer; and
the amount of money, payment of which has been secured by the
charge
which was owing--
at the date of the publication of the notice of transfer; or
if the transfer has already taken effect, at the date of the
transfer
aking effect.
Every notice of transfer shall be signed--
by both the transferor and the transferee, in the case of a
transfer
hich subsection (1) applies; or
by the charge-holder and the transferee, in the case of a transfer
to
h subsection (2) applies,
shall be given by publication in--
the Gazette;
any 2 of such Chinese language newspapers circulating in Hong Kong
as
be approved for the purpose by the Chief Secretary; and (Amended
L. N.
f 1985; L. N. 242 of 1989)
) 1 English language newspaper circulating in Hong Kong which has
been
pproved.
6. Right of transferee to indemnity
The transferee shall be entitled to be indemnified--
by the transferor, except in the case of a transfer by way of
sale
r or pursuant to a charge; or
by the charge-holder, if the transfer is by way of sale
under or
uant to a charge,
all amounts for which the transferee is made liable
under this
nance and for which he would not otherwise be liable.
The amount of such an indemnity may be recovered by civil
proceedings
debt or liquidated demand.
7. Liability of parties not affected
ing in this Ordinance shall relieve or be deemed to
relieve a
sferor or transferee, or any person who sells a business
under or
uant to a charge, from any liability to which he would
otherwise be
ect.
8. Limitation of liability of transferee
A transferee who in good faith and without preference has
paid in
harge or partial discharge of any liability for which he became
liable
r this Ordinance, and for which he would not otherwise
have been
le, an amount which is equal to the value of the business acquired
by
at the date on which the transfer took effect, shall not be
liable
her under this Ordinance.
The value of a business acquired by a transferee at the date on
which
transfer takes effect shall, until the contrary is proved, be
presumed
e an amount equal to the amount paid or agreed to be paid (whether
in
s of money or by means of any other consideration) for the
acquisition
he business.
9. Limitation of time for institution of proceedings
ect to section 6, no action shall be instituted to recover any
debt
or to enforce any obligation against any person liable therefor
under
Ordinance, and for which he would not otherwise have been
liable,
than 1 year after the date on which the transfer in respect of
which
liability arose took effect.
10. Saving
Ordinance shall not apply to any transferee where the transfer
ffected--
by the Official Receiver or a trustee in bankruptcy;
by the liquidator of a company in liquidation other than
voluntary
idation;
by the Financial Secretary Incorporated; (Amended L. N. 369 of
1989)
by the Director of Education Incorporated;
by the Director of Social Welfare Incorporated;
by a person selling under or pursuant to a charge which has
been
stered for not less than 1 year at the date when the transfer
takes
ct;
pursuant to any order or direction of any court;
by an executor or administrator; or
by operation of law.
11. Repeal and saving
The Fraudulent Transfers of Businesses Ordinance (Cap. 49, 1964
Ed.)
epealed.
Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Fraudulent Transfers of
Businesses
nance (Cap. 49, 1964 Ed. ) shall continue to apply with respect
to a
sfer--
which took effect; and
in respect of which notice was given under section 3
of that
nance, before the coming into operation of this Ordinance, as if
this
nance had not been passed.
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二〇一二年五月二十一日
枣庄市银行业金融机构支持地方经济发展考核奖励办法
第一章 总 则
第一条 为进一步鼓励和引导银行业金融机构加大对我市经济发展的有效信贷投入，充分发挥金融对经济发展的支持和促进作用，根据《枣庄市人民政府关于促进金融业更好更快发展的意见》（枣政发［2012］19号）要求，结合我市实际，制定本办法。
第二条 本办法涉及的各项考核指标均以市级银行业金融机构为单位统计。枣庄市行政辖区内设立的银行业金融机构适用本办法。
第二章 考核依据标准
第三条 当年新增贷款量(A 权重15%)。按照中国人民银行枣庄市中心支行（以下简称市人民银行）编制的《枣庄市金融统计月报》中各银行业金融机构本外币合计贷款余额比年初增减数(含核销呆坏帐、不良贷款剥离、抵贷资产)，从大到小排序。第一名100分，第二名90分，第三名80分，依次类推。贷款余额较年初未增加的不参与考核，不予奖励。
第四条 新增存贷比(B 权重10%)。在不违反金融监管相关规定的前提下，按照市人民银行统计的年末各银行业金融机构新增贷款占新增存款的比例(保留两位小数)计算指标值，指标值按照从大到小排序。第一名100分，第二名90分，第三名80分，依次类推。
第五条 工业转型振兴项目贷款(C 权重10%)。按照各银行业金融机构年末工业转型振兴项目相关的中长期贷款余额，从大到小排序，第一名100分，第二名90分，第三名80分，依次类推。贷款余额较年初未增加的不得分。
第六条 小微企业贷款增量(D 权重10%)。按照市人民银行编制的信贷行业分类表中各银行业金融机构年末小微企业贷款余额较年初增加数从大到小排序，第一名100分，第二名90分，第三名80分，依次类推。小微企业贷款应确保实现“两个不低于”目标，增量不低于上年，增速不低于各项贷款平均增速，否则此项不得分。
第七条 涉农贷款增量(E 权重10%)。按照市人民银行编制的《枣庄市金融统计月报》中各银行业金融机构年末农业贷款余额较年初增加数，从大到小排序，第一名100分，第二名90分，第三名80分，依次类推。涉农贷款应确保实现“两个不低于”目标，增量不低于上年，增速不低于各项贷款平均增速，否则此项不得分。
第八条 现代服务业贷款增量(F 权重10%)。按照各银行业金融机构年末以文化旅游为主体的现代服务业项目(剔除房地产等限制类项目)贷款余额较年初增加数，从大到小排序，第一名100分，第二名90分，第三名80分，依次类推。贷款余额较年初未增加的不得分。
第九条 民生类贷款增量(G 权重10%)。根据市人民银行调度统计的各银行业金融机构年末棚户区改造贷款、城市基础设施建设贷款、下岗失业小额担保贷款等各类民生贷款合计余额较年初增加数，从大到小排序，第一名100分，第二名90分，第三名80分，依次类推。贷款余额较年初未增加的不得分。
第十条 当年地方税收贡献(H 权重5%)。由市国税局和市地税局以市级银行业金融机构为单位，统计当年银行业金融机构实际交纳本市纳税金额，从大到小排序。第一名100分，第二名90分，第三名80分，依次类推。
第十一条 金融安全(I 权重5%)。按照市银监局统计的不良贷款率进行考核，以当年不良贷款率比年初下降数为指标值进行排序，从大到小排序。第一名100分，第二名90分，第三名80分，依次类推。有下列情形之一的，本项不得分：
一、不良贷款率比年初上升的；
二、银行业金融机构或所辖分支机构被列入高风险金融机构的；
三、银行业金融机构或所辖分支机构发生金融案件的；
四、银行业金融机构或所辖分支机构发生重大损失性事故的。
以上四种情形由市银监局界定。
第十二条 核销贡献(J权重10%)。按照市银监局统计的各银行业金融机构不良贷款核销金额进行考核，以当年金融机构以自身资金核销不良贷款数为指标值进行排序，从大到小排序。第一名100分，第二名90分，第三名80分，依次类推。
第十三条 突出贡献(K 权重5%)。依据市委、市政府对各银行业金融机构支持地方经济发展表彰以及民主评议政风行风评议结果进行排序，第一名100分，第二名90分，第三名80分，依次类推。
第十四条 依据上述第三条至第十三条各项指标计算出的指标值，按照不同权重进行调整，得出考核分值(L)。依据分值从大到小排序，划分枣庄市银行业金融机构奖励等级。具体方法为：
L＝Aｘ15%＋Bｘ10%＋Ｃｘ10%＋Dｘ10%＋Eｘ10%＋Fｘ10%＋Gｘ10%＋Hｘ5%＋Iｘ5%+Jｘ10%＋Kｘ5%
第三章 组织实施
第十五条 市政府成立由有关部门单位负责人组成的枣庄市银行业金融机构考核小组，具体负责考核工作。对全市银行业金融机构的考核奖励，每年组织评选一次。次年4月底前兑现奖励。
第十六条 奖金由市财政从每年安排的服务业发展引导资金中列支，专项用于奖励银行业金融机构班子成员。各银行业金融机构主要负责人所获奖金不低于本单位奖金总额的40%。每年的奖金数额按照年末各项贷款余额较上年增加额的一定比例计提。市人民银行和市银监局分别按照不低于获奖单位平均奖金额度予以奖励。以上奖金应按照规定计算缴纳个人所得税。
第十七条 各银行业金融机构如当年发生重大违法违规行为、重大风险事件的，依法取消奖励资格。
第四章 表彰奖励
第十八条 银行业金融机构发展贡献奖设一等奖1名，二等奖2名，三等奖若干名。
第十九条 各单位奖金以市级银行业金融机构为单位发放。对获得枣庄市银行业金融机构支持地方经济发展贡献奖的，市政府颁发证书，并将整体考核情况在全市通报。
第五章 附则
第二十条 原《枣庄市银行业金融机构支持地方经济发展贡献奖考核奖励办法》（枣政发[2008]17号）废止。
