HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
Ordiance No. 67 of 2000
L.S. |
TUNG Chee-hwa
Chief Executive
6 July 2000
An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of a programme for the protection of certain witnesses and persons associated with witnesses.
Enacted by the Legislative Council.
1. Short title and commencement
(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Witness Protection Ordinance.
(2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Secretary for Security by notice in the Gazette.
PART I
Intereptation
2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
“approving authority” (批准當局) means a person designated in writing by the Commissioner to be the approving authority;
“board” (委員會) means the board established under section 14;
“Commissioner” (處長、專員) means each of the Commissioner of Police and the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption;
“memorandum of understanding” (諒解備忘錄) means a memorandum of understanding entered into by the approving authority and a witness under section 6 setting out the basis on which the witness will be included in the witness protection programme;
“participant” (參與者) means a witness who has been included in the witness protection programme;
