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UNSOLICITED ELECTRONIC MESSAGES ORDINANCE 13. Commercial electronic messages must not be sent with calling line identification information concealed

(1) A person who sends a commercial electronic message that has a Hong Kong link from an electronic address that is a telephone number or facsimile number (“the sending number”) shall not—
 * (a) conceal or withhold from the called party the calling line identification information of the sending number; or
 * (b) perform any operation or issue any instruction in connection with the sending of the message for the purpose of, or that has the effect of, concealing or withholding from the called party the calling line identification information of the sending number.

(2) In this section, “calling line identification information” (來電線路識別資料) means telecommunications network information generated and transmitted by the calling party’s telecommunications network for the purpose of enabling the called party’s telecommunications network to identify the telephone number or facsimile number of the calling party. PART 3 14. Interpretation of Part 3

(1) In this Part—

“address-harvesting software” (地址收集軟件) means software that is specifically designed or marketed for use for—
 * (a) searching the Internet or a public telecommunications network for electronic addresses; and
 * (b) collecting, compiling, capturing or otherwise obtaining those electronic addresses;

“harvested-address list” (地址收集清單) means—
 * (a) a list of electronic addresses;
 * (b) a collection of electronic addresses; or
 * (c) a compilation of electronic addresses,

where the production of the list, collection or compilation is, to any extent, directly or indirectly attributable to the use of address-harvesting software.