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Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions) Ordinance Part 5—Division 4 Section 49 ::(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;