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Implementation Rules for Article 43 of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

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Schedule 4

[r. 2]

Rules on Removing Messages Endangering National Security and on Requiring Assistance

Part 1
Preliminary

1. Interpretation

(1) In this Schedule—

access (接達) includes—

(a) access that is subject to a pre-condition (including the use of a password);

(b) access by way of push technology; and

(c) access by way of a standing request;

carriage service (傳輸服務) means a service for carrying communications by means of guided or unguided electromagnetic energy or both;

designated officer (指定人員) means an officer appointed under section 13 of this Schedule;

disabling action (禁制行動)—see section 5 of this Schedule;

electronic message (電子訊息) includes—

(a) a text, voice, sound, image or video message; and

(b) a message combining text, voice, sound, images orvideo;

electronic platform (電子平台)—see section 2 of this Schedule;