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(4)

(b)

any information obtained by reason of action

authorized by a warrant issued under section 13 (1) of

the Post Office Ordinance (Cap. 98 of the Laws of

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Hong Kong), any information relating to the obtaining

information by reason of any such action and any aocument or other article which is or has been used

ur nela for use in, or has been obtained by reason

of, any such action.

It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under

Luis SECTION in respect of a disclosure falling within subsection

(2) (a) above to prove that at the time of the alleged offence he did

Hul know, and nad no reasonable cause to believe, that the

aisclosure would have any of the effects there mentioned.

(G)

It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under Aris section in respect of any other disclosure to prove that at the

lime vi une alleged offence he did not know, and had no reasonable

LOUDU Lu believe, that the information, document or article in

yucalium was information or a document or article to which this

section applies.

(0) in this section "legal custody" includes detention in

pursuance of any enactment or any instrument made under an enactment.

5.

Information resulting from unauthorised disclosures or entrusted in confidence

(1) Subsection (2) below applies where

(a) any information, document or other article protected

against disclosure by the foregoing provisions of

Chils act nas come into a person's possession as a

result of having been -

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