Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions)
Ordinance
Part 5—Division 4
A785
Section 49
Ord. No. 15 of 2011
- (i) in the performance of any function under this Ordinance, or in carrying into effect any provision of this Ordinance; or
- (ii) in the course of assisting any other person in the performance of any function under this Ordinance, or in carrying into effect any provision of this Ordinance;
- (b) must not communicate any matter referred to in paragraph (a) to any other person other than the person to whom the matter relates; and
- (c) must not suffer or permit any other person to have access to any record or document that comes into the specified person’s possession—
- (i) in the performance of any function under this Ordinance, or in carrying into effect any provision of this Ordinance; or
- (ii) in the course of assisting any other person in the performance of any function under this Ordinance, or in carrying into effect any provision of this Ordinance.
(2) Despite subsection (1), a specified person may—
- (a) disclose information that has already been made available to the public;
- (b) disclose information with a view to the institution of, or for the purposes of, any criminal proceedings in Hong Kong;
- (c) disclose information with a view to the commencement of, or for the purposes of, any investigation carried out in Hong Kong under the laws of Hong Kong;
