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
hosting service (主機服務)—see section 3 of this Schedule;
hosting service provider (主機服務商)—see section 3 of this Schedule;
intermediary service (中介服務)—see section 2 of this Schedule;
network service provider (網絡服務商)—see section 4 of this Schedule;
platform service provider (平台服務商)—see section 2 of this Schedule;
service provider (服務商) means—
- (a) a platform service provider;
- (b) a hosting service provider; or
- (c) a network service provider;
specified police officer (指明警務人員) means a police officer at or above the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police.
(2) For the purposes of this Schedule, an electronic message is published regardless of whether or not the message is published to the public or a section of the public.
(3) In this Schedule, a reference to the public or a section of the public is a reference to the public or a section of the public in Hong Kong.
2. Meaning of electronic platform, intermediary service and platform service provider
In this Schedule—
electronic platform (電子平台) means a platform for intermediary service that is provided in an electronic system;
Example—
(a) a website; and
(b) an online application.
