Hong Kong Ordinances

REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ORDINANCE - SECT 6

Disclosure of information

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Amendments retroactively made - see 15 of 1999 s. 3

(1) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), any person who has or, at any time,
has had custody of or access to any records kept by a public officer relating
to persons convicted of offences, or any information contained therein, and
who, otherwise than in the course of his duties as a public officer, discloses
any information specified in subsection (3) to any other person commits an
offence and is liable to a fine of $20000.

(2) Any person who obtains any information specified in subsection

(3) from any record kept by a public officer by means of any fraud or
dishonesty commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $50000 and to
imprisonment for 6 months.

(3) The information mentioned in subsections (1) and (2) is any information
contained in the records mentioned in those subsections which tends to show
that a named or otherwise identifiable individual to whom section 2(1), (1A)
or (1B) applies committed, was charged with, was prosecuted for, was convicted
of or was sentenced for an offence. (Amended 10 of 1996 s. 6)

(4) The Chief Executive may, in such circumstances as he thinks fit, authorize
the disclosure of any information specified in subsection

(3) and subsection (1) shall not apply to any person acting under that
authority. (Amended 15 of 1999 s. 3)

(5) The individual to whom section 2(1),(1A) or (1B) applies may authorize the
disclosure of any information specified in subsection (3) which relates to him
and subsection (1) shall not apply to any person acting under that authority.
(Amended 10 of 1996 s. 6) (Enacted 1986)