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INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE (4) The Chief Executive shall cause to be laid on the table of the Legislative Council a copy of the report, together with a statement as to whether any matter has been excluded from that copy under subsection (5) without the agreement of the Commissioner.

(5) If the Chief Executive considers that the publication of any matter in the report referred to in subsection (4) would be prejudicial to the prevention or detection of crime or the protection of public security, he may, after consultation with the Commissioner, exclude such matter from the copy of the report to be laid on the table of the Legislative Council under that subsection.

(6) In this section, “report period” (報告期間), in relation to a report required to be submitted under subsection (1), means—
 * (a) the period beginning on the commencement of this Ordinance and ending on 31 December in the same year; or
 * (b) any of the succeeding periods of 12 months ending on 31 December.

50. Other reports to Chief Executive by Commissioner

In addition to any report required to be submitted to the Chief Executive under section 49, the Commissioner may from time to time submit any further report to the Chief Executive on any matter relating to the performance of his functions under this Ordinance as he thinks fit.

51. Recommendations to Secretary for Security on code of practice

(1) If, in the course of performing any of his functions under this Ordinance, the Commissioner considers that any provision of the code of practice should be revised to better carry out the objects of this Ordinance, he may make such recommendations to the Secretary for Security as he thinks fit.

(2) Where the Commissioner makes any recommendations to the Secretary for Security under subsection (1), the Secretary shall notify the Commissioner of any exercise of power by him under section 63(3) to implement the recommendations, as soon as reasonably practicable after the recommendations have been made or, where the Commissioner has specified any period for the issue of the notification when making the recommendations, within that period.