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The following is issued on behalf of the Commissioner-designate on Interception of Communications and Surveillance:
The Commissioner-designate on Interception of Communications and Surveillance, Mr Justice Woo Kwok-hing, issued the following statement today (August 9) following the announcement of his new appointment:
“My new job as the Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance, with its hefty and important duties, is most challenging. I am deeply conscious of the trust reposed in me to ensure that all interception and surveillance activities to be employed by law enforcement agencies must be in accordance with the law and will not be unjustifiably undertaken. As a fellow citizen, I well appreciate the rights cherished by each individual in Hong Kong against intrusion by any such activities and the significance of protection of such rights. I am resigning from my post as the Chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission on the date that my new appointment takes effect so as to devote my full attention to the new job and I will perform my functions to the best of my abilities.”
Ends/Wednesday, August 9, 2006
Issued at HKT 11:35
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