14. The purpose of a statutory provision may be evident from the provision itself. Where the legislation in (/uestion implements the recommendations of a report, such as a Law Reform Commission report, the report may be referred to in order to identify the purpose of the legislation. The purpose of the statutory provision may be ascertained from the Explanatory Memorandum to the bill. Similarly, a statement made by the responsible official of the Government in relation to the bill in the Legislative Council may also be used to this end. See PCCW-HKT Telephone Ltd v Telecommunications Authority (2005) 8 HKCFAR 337 atp.351F-J and Director of Lands v Yin Shuen Enterprises Ltd (2003) 6 HKCFAR 1 at p. 15A-H." (emphasis added) 49. HKSAR v Cheuns Kwun Yin was applied in Commissioner of Police v Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data [2012] 3 HKLRD 710 (see paragraphs 16-17 on pages 719-720). The Court of Appeal in that case, before construing sections 18-19 of the Ordinance, made the following comments (see paragraph 18 on page 720): " 18. Our attention was also drawn to the general interpretative principle that the Court presumes, unless the contrary intention appears, that, the legislator intended to conform to legal policy, which is based on public policy (Bennion on Statutory Interpretation (5th ed., 2008) p. 769). Relevant aspects of legal policy for present purposes would include the basic principles that law should serve the public interest (Bennion, pp. 779, 786) and that 42