Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance
Part 4
4-2
Section 21
Cap. 593
Part 4
Fraud and Other Illicit Activities Related to
Transmission of Commercial Electronic Messages
21.
Interpretation of Part 4
(1) In this Part—
initiate (啟動), in relation to a commercial electronic message,
means—
(a) to originate or send such a message;
(b) to procure the origination or sending of such a message;
or
(c) to attempt to originate or send, or procure the origination
or sending of, such a message,
but does not include actions that constitute the routine
conveyance of such a message;
routine conveyance (例行傳遞) means the transmission, routing,
relaying, handling or storing, through an automatic technical
process, of an electronic message in relation to which
message another person has identified the recipient or
provided the recipient’s electronic address.
(2) For the purposes of this Part, a person initiates the
transmission of multiple commercial electronic messages
from a telecommunications device, service or network if
he initiates the transmission of more than 100 commercial
electronic messages during a 24-hour period, or more than 1
000 commercial electronic messages during a 30-day period,
from that telecommunications device, service or network.
(3) For the purposes of this Part, more than one person may be
considered to have initiated the transmission of a commercial
Last updated date
2.8.2012
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