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
4. Meaning of network service provider
(1) In this Schedule—
network service provider (網絡服務商) means a person that supplies an internet service, or a specified network service, to the public or a section of the public.
(2) In this section—
internet service (互聯網服務) means a carriage service that enables end-users to access the Internet;
specified network service (指明網絡服務) means a carriage service that enables end-users to access an electronic platform via a connection tunnelled through one or more electronic communication networks.
5. Meaning of disabling action
(1) For the purposes of this Schedule, a platform service provider takes a disabling action on an electronic message published on an electronic platform if the service provider—
- (a) removes the message from the platform; or
- (b) restricts or ceases access by any person, via the platform, to the message.
(2) For the purposes of this Schedule, a hosting service provider takes a disabling action on an electronic message published on an electronic platform if the service provider—
- (a) removes the message from the platform;
- (b) restricts or ceases access by any person, via the platform, to the message;
- (c) discontinues the hosting service for—
