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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

香港立法局 一九八九年七月十二日

12 July 1989

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MR. PETER WONG: Sir, I move that clause 20 be further amended as set out in the paper circulated to Members.

In relation to the proposed amendment to subclause 4(b) to replace "suspecting" by 'believing", it is made to achieve better consistency between the terms 'reasonable grounds for suspecting" and "reasonable grounds for believing" in subclause 4(c).

The replacement of "a computer" in subclause (7) by "or accessible by means of any data equipment" and the addition of a new clause (7A) should provide a wider definition on computer equipment that is in line with the development of modern computer technology.

Sir, with these remarks, I beg to move.

Proposed amendment

Clause 20

That clause 20 be further amended

(a) in subclause (4) (b) by deleting "suspecting" and substituting

"believing";

(b) in subclause (5) by adding "same or a subsequent" before "application";

(c) in subclause (7) by deleting "a computer" and substituting "or accessible

by means of any data equipment";

(d) by adding after subclause (7) –

"(7A) In subsection (7), "data equipment" means any equipment which

(a) automatically processes information;

(b) automatically records or stores information;

(c) can be used to cause information to be automatically recorded, stored or otherwise processed on other equipment (wherever situated);