Hong Kong Ordinances

UNSOLICITED ELECTRONIC MESSAGES ORDINANCE - SECT 22

Initiating transmission of multiple commercial electronic messages from telecommunications device, etc., accessed without authorization

(1) A person who—

   (a)  accesses a telecommunications device, service or network without
        authorization; and

   (b)  knowingly initiates the transmission of multiple commercial 
        electronic messages that have a Hong Kong link from that
        telecommunications device, service or network, commits an offence and
        is liable on conviction on indictment to a fine and to imprisonment
        for 10 years.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person accesses a
telecommunications device, service or network without authorization if—

   (a)  he accesses that telecommunications device, service or network by any
        means or in any manner;

   (b)  he is not entitled to obtain such access; and

   (c)  he has not been authorized to obtain such access by any person who is
        entitled to grant him such access.