Chief Executive in Council with with the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

“ At any time before an authorization for interception, Type 1 surveillance or Type 2 surveillance ceases to have effect, an officer of the Police Force may, with the approval of a directorate officer, make an application to the Chief Executive in writing, supported by a written statement by the applicant (which is to comply with the requirements specified in Division 3 of Part 4 of this Schedule) , for a renewal of the authorization. ”

“ A telecommunications interception product is not admissible in evidence in any proceedings before a court other than to prove that a relevant offence has been committed.
(2) Based on public interest considerations, a telecommunications interception product, and particulars as to a telecommunications interception conducted pursuant to a relevant prescribed authorization, must not be made available to any party to proceedings before a court, including the prosecution (other than any such proceedings instituted for a relevant offence) . ”

“ A magistrate may issue a warrant authorizing a police officer with such assistants as may be necessary to enter and search any place if the magistrate is satisfied by information on oath that there is reasonable ground for suspecting that any specified evidence is in the place. ”

“ A service provider who complies with a requirement issued under section 7 of this Schedule does not incur any civil liability, whether arising in contract, tort, equity or otherwise, to any person by reason only of that compliance. ”

“ A recognizance referred to in subsection (4) is to be subject to the conditions that—
(a) the applicant must further surrender the applicant’s travel document to a police officer at such time as may be specified; and (b) the applicant must appear at such time and place in Hong Kong as may be specified and at such other time and place in Hong Kong as may subsequently be further specified. ”

“ Taiwan authority (台灣當局) means the administrative authority or related organization of Taiwan;
Taiwan political organization (台灣政治性組織) —
(a) means— (i) a political party in Taiwan; (ii) any other organization in Taiwan that pursues political ends; but (b) does not include a political organization that does not carry on activities (including activities carried on through another person) in Hong Kong. 2. ”

“ For the purposes of this section, a person had a specified excuse for a failure to comply with a requirement if it was not reasonable to expect the person to comply with the requirement because the technology necessary to comply with the requirement was not reasonably available to the person. ”

“ Example—
(a) a website; and
(b) an online application.
intermediary service (中介服務) means—
(a) a service that allows end-users to access materials originating from third parties through a carriage service; (b) a service of transmitting such materials to end-users through a carriage service; or (c) a service of displaying, to an end-user who uses the service to make a search through a carriage service, an index of search results, each of which links that end-user to content hosted or stored at a location that is separate from the location of the index of search results ”

“ Where a person is permitted to leave Hong Kong under this section subject to a condition imposed under subsection (5) or (6) , then after the time specified under that subsection or (if applicable) after the last of the times so specified, the provisions of section 2 (4) of this Schedule continue to apply in respect of the person as if the person had not been permitted to leave Hong Kong under this section.
(8) Proceedings before a magistrate under this section—
(a) must be conducted in chambers ”