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Consent of
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regulone for
prosecution of
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Information
obrained by malaical Joquéry 000 #dmissible In evidence.
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particular classification but do not coable identification of the capital employed or profits arising in such undertaking,
(8) disclose in any directory of undertakings or otherwise any or any combination of the following particulars, namely, the name, the address, the type of business or the number of employees of Any undertaking.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be taken to prohibit-
(4) the publication by the Commissioner of any statistical informa- tion in the form of abstracts, printed publications, press releases or otherwise as he may deem fit;
Provided that in compiling any report summary or com munication to the public" of information obtained under this Ordinance, the Commissioner shall so arrange it as to prevent any particulars published therein (other than particulars to which subsection (2) applies) from being identified as particulars relating to any particular individual of undertaking except with the previous consent in writing of the individual or, as the case may be, of the person carrying on the undertaking.
(0) the production of such evidence as may be necessary for the purpose of any proceedings instituted for an offence against this Ordinance.
(4) The Commissioner shall not be required to disclose any informa tion obtained in the course of or as a result of any statistical inquiry to or for inspection by or for the use of any other authority for the purpose of or in connexion with the investigation of crime or the assessment or levying of any lak.
23. (1) Any person who commits an offence under section 13, 14, 15 or 190) is liable to a line of $500.
(2) Any person who commits an offence under section 16, 17, 18, 19(6) or (c), 20, 21 or 22 is liable to a fine of $5,000 and to imprison- ment for 6 months.
24. No prosecution for an offence against this Ordinance shall be commenced without the written consent of the Attomey General.
25. No census officer nor any other person shall be required in any civil or criminal proceedings whatsoever to give in evidence any in- formation relating to particulars concerning any person, institution or undertaking obtained by him in the course of and as a result of his connexion with any statistical inquiry or with the preparation of any schedule, return. abstract, report or other document compiled in con- nexion with such inquiry; and no schedule completed or return made under this Ordinance, not any abstract, report or other document (other than an obstract report or other document published in accordance with section 22) which contains particulars relating to any individual, institution or undertaking obtained in the course of and as a result of any statistical inquiry, shall be admissible in evidence in any such proceedings:
Provided that nothing in this section shall be taken to prohibit the production of such evidence as may be necessary for the purpose of any proceedings instituted for an offence against this Ordinance.
26 (1) The Govemor in Council may by regulations provide for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Ordinance.
(2) Regulations made under this section may provide that a con- travention of any specifled provision of such regulations shall be an offence and may prescribe penalties therefor not exceeding a fine of $1,000.
Schedule
17. The Governor may, by order in the Onzerte, amend the Schedule. Ameodmocol of
28. (1) The Census Ordinance is repeated.
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(2) This Ordinance shall apply in relation to information obtained (Cap. 316) in the course of a census taken under the Census Ordinance as it applies in relation to information obtained in the course of a statistical inquiry carried out under this Ordinance,
(3) Any census directed to be taken under the Census Ordinance which is not completed prior to the commencement of this Ordinance may be continued and completed in all respects after the commencement of this Ordinance as if it had been directed to be carried out by an order under section 11.
SCHEDULE
Declaration to be completed by Census Officers
FORM 1
[35. 6 and 27.]
do solemnly and sincerely declare that I will carry out my duty as a census officer to the beat of my ability and will faithfully record on any schedule completed by me on behalf of any person all particulars reported to me by such person and will deliver such schedule to my superior officer and will not otherwise disclose to any person, except a person authorized to receive it, any in- formation of which I have become aware in the course of my duty as a censura officer.
(Signed) Date
FORM 2
本人(姓名)
TELEMER : KARBON 樓,執行戶口統計數球,將任何人提供之一切資料,在統計表內忠實記錄填報。 並將統計表交上。對於從統計員職務上得悉之資料,本人粗對嚴守秘密,跺 獲授慙接疎茶資料之人員外,不向任何人洩露。
1978.
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Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 24th day of May,
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Clerk to the Legislative Council.