Comparative Studies on Introductory Words of Conditional Clauses in Hong Kong Ordinances

Abstract

On the basis of studying Chapter 32 "Company Ordinances" of Hong Kong bilingual ordinances,we employ the descriptive method to investigate the translation of conditional clauses introduced by "if","where","in(the) case of","when" and "in the event of",with a view to exploring different translations of these five introductory words of conditional clauses in legal texts.In addition,through a large number of data analysis,we compare and distinguish the usage and translations of "if" and "where" which are dominantly used in "Company Ordinances",so as to help legal writers or legal translation practitioners to differentiate these two important introductory words.