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
Schedule 6—Part 6
L.N. 139 of 2020
Section 27
B2587
- (ii) any record referring to the interception which is a record showing, directly or indirectly, the identity of any person who is the sender or intended recipient of the communication; or
- (b) in relation to any material that has been obtained pursuant to a prescribed authorization for covert surveillance, means any of the following (whether or not in documentary form)—
- (i) any copy, extract or summary of the material;
- (ii) any transcript or record made of the material;
court (法院)—
- (a) means a court as defined by section 3 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1); and
- (b) includes a magistrate and a tribunal;
covert surveillance (秘密監察)—
- (a) means surveillance conducted with the use of surveillance device for the purposes of a specific investigation or operation, if the surveillance—
- (i) is conducted in circumstances where any person who is the subject of the surveillance is entitled to a reasonable expectation of privacy;
- (ii) is conducted in a manner calculated to ensure that the person is unaware that the surveillance is or may be taking place; and
- (iii) is likely to result in the obtaining of private information about the person; but
- (b) does not include—
- (i) any spontaneous reaction to unforeseen events or circumstances; or