Hong Kong Ordinances

INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE - SECT 18

Determination of application for renewal of executive authorization

(1) Upon considering an application for the renewal of an executive 
authorization made under section 17, the authorizing officer may, subject to
subsection (2)—

   (a)  grant the renewal sought under the application, with or without
        variations; or

   (b)  refuse to grant the renewal.

(2) The authorizing officer shall not grant the renewal unless—

   (a)  he is satisfied that the conditions for the renewal under section 3
        have been met; and

   (b)  without limiting the generality of paragraph (a), he has taken into
        consideration the period for which the executive authorization has had
        effect since its first issue.

(3) The authorizing officer shall deliver his determination under subsection
(1) by—

   (a)  in the case of subsection (1)(a), issuing the renewed executive 
        authorization in writing; or

   (b)  in the case of subsection (1)(b), giving the reason for the refusal in
        writing.

(4) An executive authorization may be renewed more than once under this
Ordinance.