Consult with
Et my fore the
It is usual for Postol, telegraph a telephone regulations to include penalties for the improper
disclouse of messages ete (of
thes 18 to 20
of the Hong Kong Telecommunication, Ordinance )
Kong
We noteer that He Hong Telephone Ordinance does
not include
amy
such shouse neaten so presonably
it is not an offence for my of the employees
to disclose send information? of this is comet
i
any
further legislatia
to enable
nicemary
the lines
you
messages to be intercepted
suggest?
you will see that no there is no
legislation
in the U.K. or in the Colonies similar to that
which
you propose. We are not clear why it should to interdured in Hong Kong except
perhaps to cover the Company
any legal
proceedings but as the Telephone Ordinace does
not prohibit the desclosure of information in
any avendout required? If
some legislation
is
necessary it would
appear to be singelen
to amed see 42(1) of No 18 of 1936 t
delete any reference to "the concessin granted
by Ordinance to the Hong Telephone Company Ltd'
& Hen taka astem under Sex 4(!) thang ( thing much action would have to time the interest of the public safety." Finally if
you
still consider an
"
ansedment & the Telephone Ordinance is necessary,
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