Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
Part 8
8-12
Section 58
Cap. 486
evidence of that fact. (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997; 34 of 1999
s. 3)
(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), a certificate signed by
the Chief Executive or Chief Secretary for Administration
certifying that personal data is or has been used for any
purpose referred to in subsection (1) shall be evidence of that
fact. (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997; 34 of 1999 s. 3; 18 of 2012
s. 2)
(5) The Chief Executive or Chief Secretary for Administration
may, in a certificate referred to in subsection (3) or (4), in
respect of the personal data to which the certificate relates
and for the reasons specified in that certificate, direct the
Commissioner not to carry out an inspection or investigation
and, in any such case, the Commissioner shall comply with
the direction. (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997; 34 of 1999 s. 3)
(6) A document purporting to be a certificate referred to in
subsection (3) or (4) shall be received in evidence and, in the
absence of evidence to the contrary, shall be deemed to be
such a certificate.
(7) In this section—
international relations (國際關係) includes relations with any
international organization;
security (保安) includes the prevention or preclusion of persons
(including persons detained in accordance with the provisions
of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115)) entering and
remaining in Hong Kong who do not have the right to enter
and remain in Hong Kong.
58.
Crime, etc.
(1) Personal data held for the purposes of—
(a) the prevention or detection of crime;
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