(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