INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE PART 5 5-24 Section 60 Cap. 589 necessary for the purposes of any civil or criminal proceedings before any court that are pending or are likely to be instituted. 60. Record keeping (1) Without prejudice to section 59, each department shall keep a record which is to contain— (a) in respect of each application for the issue or renewal of a prescribed authorization under this Ordinance by any officer of the department, a record of— (i) the application (including a copy of any affidavit or statement provided under Part 3 for the purposes of the application); and (ii) the determination in respect of the application by the relevant authority (including a copy of any prescribed authorization issued or renewed under Part 3 as a result of the application); (b) in respect of each application for confirmation of an emergency authorization by any officer of the department as provided for in section 23(1), a record of— (i) the application (including a copy of any affidavit provided under section 23(2)(b) or, where section 28 applies, a copy of any record, affidavit or other document provided as described in section 28(1)(b), for the purposes of the application); and (ii) the determination in respect of the application by a panel judge (including a copy of any endorsement made or, where section 28 applies, a copy of any emergency authorization issued, under section 24(5) as a result of the application); Last updated date 24.6.2016