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(vi) the following information—

(A) where the purpose sought to be furthered by carrying out the interception is that specified in section 3(1)(a)(i) of this Ordinance, the particular serious crime to be prevented or detected and an assessment of its immediacy and gravity; or

(B) where the purpose sought to be furthered by carrying out the interception is that specified in section 3(1)(a)(ii) of this Ordinance, the particular threat to public security, an assessment of its immediacy and gravity, and an assessment of its impact, both direct and indirect, on the security of Hong Kong, the residents of Hong Kong, or other persons in Hong Kong;

(vii) the benefits likely to be obtained by carrying out the interception;

(viii) an assessment of the impact (if any) of the interception on any person other than that referred to in subparagraph (ii);

(ix) the likelihood that any information which may be subject to legal professional privilege, or may be the contents of any journalistic material, will be obtained by carrying out the interception;

(x) the reason why the purpose sought to be furthered by carrying out the interception cannot reasonably be furthered by other less intrusive means; and

(xi) if known, whether, during the preceding 2 years, there has been any application for the issue or renewal of a prescribed authorization in which—

(A) any person set out in the affidavit under subparagraph (ii) has also been identified as the subject of the interception or covert surveillance concerned; or

(B) where the particulars of any telecommunications service have been set out in the affidavit under subparagraph (iii), the interception of any communication to or from that telecommunications service has also been sought, and if so, particulars of such application; and

(c) identify by name, rank and post the applicant and any officer of the department concerned approving the making of the application.