Hong Kong Ordinances

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ORDINANCE - SECT 5

Requirement for writing

PART III

ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND DIGITAL SIGNATURES

(1) If a rule of law requires information to be or given in writing or
provides for certain consequences if it is not, an electronic record satisfies
the requirement if the information contained in the electronic  record is
accessible so as to be usable for subsequent reference.

(2) If a rule of law permits information to be or given in writing, an
electronic record satisfies that rule of law if the information contained in
the electronic record is accessible so as to be usable for subsequent
reference.