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Implementation Rules for Article 43 of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Schedule 3 Section 5 :(b) as soon as is reasonably practicable after that information or other matter comes to the person’s attention.

(2) If a person who has made a disclosure referred to in subsection (1) does any act relating to financing or assisting the commission of an offence endangering national security, and the disclosure relates to that act, the person does not commit that offence if the condition specified in paragraph (a) or (b) is satisfied—
 * (a) the disclosure is made before the person does the act and the person does the act with the consent of a police officer;
 * (b) the disclosure is made—
 * (i) after the person does the act;
 * (ii) on the person’s initiative; and
 * (iii) as soon as it is reasonably practicable for the person to make the disclosure.

(3) In the case of a person who was in employment at the relevant time, this section has effect in relation to disclosures to the appropriate person in accordance with the procedure established by the person’s employer for the making of such disclosures as it has effect in relation to disclosures to a police officer.

(4) Where a person knows or suspects that a disclosure has been made under subsection (1) or (3), the person must not disclose to another person any information or other matter which is likely to prejudice any investigation which might be conducted following that first-mentioned disclosure.

(5) Information obtained under or by virtue of a disclosure referred to in subsection (1) may be disclosed—