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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 6—Part 2—Division 4 Section 16 :(c) that the protected product is destroyed as soon as its retention is not necessary for the relevant purpose of the authorization.

(2) Despite any other provision of this Schedule or other laws, if the Chief Executive believes that the provision or disclosure by a person to another person of information, document or other matter concerning the assistance provided by that person for the execution of a prescribed authorization or a device retrieval warrant would be prejudicial to the prevention or detection of offences endangering national security or protection of national security, the Chief Executive may by writing order that person not to provide or disclose such information, document or other matter.

(3) In this section—

device retrieval warrant (器材取出手令) means a device retrieval warrant as defined by section 27(1) of this Schedule or by section 2(1) of the Interception of Communications and Surveillance Ordinance (Cap. 589);

prescribed authorization (訂明授權) means a prescribed authorization as defined by section 27(1) of this Schedule or by section 2(1) of the Interception of Communications and Surveillance Ordinance (Cap. 589);

relevant purpose (有關目的), in respect of a prescribed authorization, means the purpose that is a condition for issuing, confirming or renewing that authorization, or continuing that authorization or a part of that authorization, and that is described in section 2(1)(a) of this Schedule.