Hong Kong Ordinances

UNSOLICITED ELECTRONIC MESSAGES ORDINANCE - SECT 23

Initiating transmission of multiple commercial electronic messages with intent to deceive or mislead recipients as to source of messages

(1) A person who knowingly initiates the transmission of multiple
commercial electronic messages that have a Hong Kong link from a
telecommunications device, service or network without authorization, with the
intent to deceive or mislead recipients as to the source of such messages,
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 initiates the transmission of
a commercial electronic message from a telecommunications  device, service or
network without authorization if—

   (a)  he initiates the transmission of the message from that
        telecommunications device, service or network by any means or in any
        manner;

   (b)  he is not entitled to initiate that transmission; and

   (c)  he has not been authorized to initiate that transmission by any person
        who is entitled to authorize him to initiate the transmission.