GOVERNMENT
HUUSE
HUNG KUNG
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PHGE 19
rage is
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an offence if he fails to comply with an official LIUI for its return or disposal.
(6) A person is guilty of an offence if he discloses any official information, document or article which can be used for the purpose of obtaining access to any information, document or article Piolected against disclosure by the foregoing provisions of this Act and the circumstances in which it is disclosed are such that it would be leasunable to expect that it might be used for that purpose Wibilul ducnority.
wie purposes of subsection (6) above a person discloses information or a document or article which is official if
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(a)
(b)
ne has or has had it in his possession by virtue of his position as a Crown servant or government
contractor; or
he knows or has reasonable cause to believe that a
Crown servant or government contractor has or has had
pussession by virtue of his position as
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ALAD
Subsection (5) of section 5 above applies for the purposes suwsection (b) above as it applies for the purposes of that
(9) in this section "official direction" means a direction July given by a crown servant or government contractor or by or on Denair of a prescribed body or a body of a prescribed class.
y.
Prosecutions
No prosecution for an offence under this Act shall be
histicated except by or with the consent of the Attorney General of Hong Kong,