Hong Kong Ordinances

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ORDINANCE - SECT 51

Protection of public officers

(1) No liability is incurred by the Government or a public officer by reason
only of the fact that a recognition is granted, renewed, revoked, suspended or
reinstated under Part VII.

(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), no civil liability is incurred by a
public officer in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by the public
officer in good faith in the performance or purported performance of any
function under a Part other than Part VII.

(3) The protection conferred under subsection (2) does not in any way affect
the liability, if any, of the Government for the act or omission of the public
officer in the performance or purported performance of the relevant function.