(b) it is of information or of a document or article

which is such that its unauthorised disclosure would

be likely to have any of those effects.

(3) In the case of information or a document or article within

subsection (1)(b) above

(a) the fact that it is confidential; or

(b) its nature or contents,

may be sufficient to establish for the purposes of subsection (2) (b)

above that the information, document or art:.cle is such that its

unauthorised disclosure would be likely to have any of the effects

there mentioned.

(4) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under

this section to prove that at the time of the alleged offer ce he did

not know, and had no reasonable cause to believe, that the

information, document or article in question was such as is

mentioned in subsection (1) above or that is disclosure would be

damaging within the meaning of that subsection.

(5) In this section "international relations" means the

relations between States, between international organisatiors or

between one or more States and one or more such organisations and

includes any matter relating to a territory or State other than Hong

Kong or the United Kingdom or to an international organisation which

is capable of affecting the relations of Hong Kong or the United

Kingdom with another territory or State or with an international

organisation.

(6) For the purposes of this section any information, document

or article obtained from a territory, State or organisation is

confidential at any time while the terms on which it was obtained

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