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HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

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Ordinance No. 20 of 2006

An Ordinance to regulate the conduct of interception of communications and the use of surveillance devices by or on behalf of public officers and to provide for related matters.

[9 August 2006]

Enacted by the Legislative Council.

PART 1
Preliminary

1. Short title

This Ordinance may be cited as the Interception of Communications and Surveillance Ordinance.

2. Interpretation

(1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—

“address” (地址), in relation to a communication transmitted by a postal service, includes a postal box address;

“authorizing officer” (授權人員), in relation to any department, means any officer designated under section 7 by the head of the department to be an authorizing officer;

“code of practice” (實務守則) means the code of practice issued under section 63;

“Commissioner” (專員) means the Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance appointed under section 39;

“communication” (通訊) means—

(a) any communication transmitted by a postal service; or

(b) any communication transmitted by a telecommunications system;