Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance
Part 4
4-12
Section 26
Cap. 593
provider processing the message or any other person to
identify, locate or respond to the person who initiated
the transmission of the message.
(3) In this section, register (登記、註冊) means—
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(a) in relation to an electronic address—
(i) to register with an authority responsible for
allocating or assigning the electronic address or
approving its allocation or assignment; or
(ii) to procure the allocation or assignment of the
electronic address, or the approval of its allocation
or assignment, by such an authority; and
(b) in relation to a domain name, to register the domain
name with, or to procure its allocation or assignment by,
any domain name authority.
False representations regarding registrant or successor in
interest to registrant of electronic address or domain name
(1) A person who—
(a) falsely represents himself to be the registrant or the
legitimate successor in interest to the registrant of 5 or
more electronic addresses or 2 or more domain names;
and
(b) knowingly initiates the transmission of multiple
commercial electronic messages that have a Hong Kong
link from any of such electronic addresses or domain
names or from any combination of such electronic
addresses or domain names,
commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment
to a fine and to imprisonment for 10 years.
(2) In this section, registrant (登記人、註冊人) means a person
who registers for an electronic address or domain name
Last updated date
2.8.2012
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