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Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions)
Ordinance

Part 5—Division 4
A791
Section 49
Ord. No. 15 of 2011

(b) any person obtaining or receiving the information (whether directly or indirectly) from that person,

must not disclose the information to any other person without the consent of the Commissioner.

(7) Subsection (3)(e) does not require the Commissioner to disclose in or in relation to any civil proceedings any information that the Commissioner may disclose, or has disclosed, under that subsection.

(8) A person who—

(a) contravenes subsection (1); or
(b) knowing that the condition referred to in subsection (6) has been imposed in relation to a disclosure of information made under subsection (3), contravenes, or aids, abets, counsels or procures any person to contravene, that condition,

commits an offence.

(9) A person who commits an offence under subsection (8) is liable—

(a) on conviction on indictment to a fine of $1,000,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; or
(b) on summary conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

(10) The Financial Secretary may authorize any public officer as a person to whom information may be disclosed under subsection (3)(c)(vii).

(11) In this section—

specified person (指明人士) means—

(a) the Commissioner;
(b) a person employed in the Customs and Excise Department; or