### Communications Authority Ordinance 《通訊事務管理局條例》

13. Register of interests
(1) A member of the Authority, a member of the Broadcast Complaints Committee or a member of a committee appointed under section 17 must disclose to the Authority any interest that the member has which is of a class or description determined by the Authority under subsection (2)—
(a) on the member’s first appointment;
(b) at the beginning of each calendar year after the appointment;
(c) on becoming aware of the existence of an interest not previously disclosed under this subsection; and
(d) after the occurrence of any change to an interest previously disclosed under this subsection.
(2) The Authority may, for the purposes of this section—
(a) determine the class or description of the interest required to be disclosed;
(b) determine the details of the interest required to be disclosed and the manner in which such interest is to be disclosed; and
(c) from time to time change any matter determined under paragraph (a) or (b).
(3) The Authority is to establish and maintain a register relating to any disclosure required to be made under subsection (1) (the register

### Communications Authority Ordinance 《通訊事務管理局條例》

14. Disclosure of interests
(1) If a member of the Authority has—
(a) a pecuniary interest, whether direct or indirect; or
(b) a personal interest greater than that which the member has as a member of the general public,

in any matter under discussion at a meeting of the Authority, the member must disclose the nature of the interest at the meeting.
(2) The following provisions apply for the purposes of a disclosure under subsection (1)—
(a) the disclosure must be recorded in the minutes;
(b) if the disclosure is made by the member presiding, the member must vacate the chair during the discussion;
(c) the member (including one who has vacated the chair under paragraph (b)) must, if so required by the majority of the other members present, withdraw from the meeting during the discussion and must not in any case, except as otherwise determined by the majority of the other members present, vote on any resolution concerning the matter under the discussion or be counted for the purpose of establishing the existence of a quorum.
(3) When a matter is being dealt with by way of the circulation of papers under section 11, and a member of the Authority has—
(a) a pecuniary interest in the matter, whether direct or indirect; or
(b) a personal interest in the matter greater than that which the member has as a member of the general public,

the member must disclose the nature of the interest by attaching to the papers being circulated a note recording the disclosure.
(4) If a member has made a disclosure under subsection (3), the member’s signature (if any) is not to be counted for the purpose of section 11(2) unless the chairperson of the Authority directs otherwise.
(5) If the member making a disclosure under subsection (3) is the chairperson of the Authority, the power under subsection (4) is to be exercised by the vice-chairperson of the Authority.
(6) If both the chairperson and the vice-chairperson of the Authority have made a disclosure under subsection (3) in respect of the same matter, section 11 does not apply to the matter.
(7) The validity of any proceeding of the Authority is not affected by the failure by a member of the Authority to comply with this section.
(8) Subsections (1), (2) and (7) apply to a member of the Broadcast Complaints Committee or a committee appointed under section 17, as if any reference to the Authority in subsections (1) and (7) were a reference to the Broadcast Complaints Committee or the committee appointed under section 17, as the case may be.

### Communications Authority Ordinance 《通訊事務管理局條例》

15. Director-General
(1) The decisions of the Authority or any committee referred to in section 18(1)(a) in the performance of the Authority’s functions are to be implemented through the Director-General.
(2) The Director-General must do all acts and things necessary for implementing the decisions referred to in subsection (1).
(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the Director-General must support the Authority in administering and enforcing this Ordinance, the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106), the Broadcasting (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 391), the Broadcasting Ordinance (Cap. 562), the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance (Cap. 593) and any other Ordinance.
(4) The Director-General or, with the consent of the chairperson of the Authority, a representative of the Director-General must attend meetings of the Authority, tender advice if required and report on the implementation of its decisions.
(5) The Director-General or a representative of the Director-General may attend any meeting of the Broadcast Complaints Committee or any committee appointed under section 17 and tender advice to the Broadcast Complaints Committee or the committee.

16. OFCA to support Director-General
OFCA must support and assist the Director-General or a representative of the Director-General in the performance of the Director-General’s functions under this Ordinance.

17. Committees
(1) Without prejudice to the appointment of the Broadcast Complaints Committee, the Authority may appoint any committees it thinks fit to—
(a) advise either generally or in respect of any particular matter or aspect concerning its functions; or
(b) assist the Authority to perform any of its functions.
(2) The Authority may appoint a person to be a member of a committee appointed under subsection (1), whether or not the person is a member of the Authority, and may appoint a member of the Authority who is also a member of the committee to be the chairperson of the committee.
(3) The Director-General must assist any committee appointed under subsection (1) in the performance of its functions.

### Communications Authority Ordinance 《通訊事務管理局條例》

18. Delegation of functions to committees, Director-General and public officers
(1) Subject to subsection (3), the Authority may by resolution, with or without restrictions or conditions as it thinks fit, delegate in writing any of its functions to—
(a) any committee appointed under section 17, if the majority of its members are members of the Authority;
(b) the Director-General; or
(c) any public officer.
(2) A delegation made under this section does not preclude the Authority from performing at any time any of the functions so delegated.
(3) The Authority must not delegate—
(a) the power to delegate under this section;
(b) any function under section 6 (submission of annual reports) or 17 (appointment of committees);
(c) any function under section 13C (grant of licence), 13CA (issue of guidelines) or 13E (renewal of licence) of the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106);
(d) any power conferred on it by regulations made under section 37 of the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106) to fix the limits of any electrical or radiated interference in respect of any class or classes of apparatus;
(e) any function under section 10(1) (appointment of Broadcast Complaints Committee), 19 (issue of Codes of Practice), 21 (inquiry by Authority) or 24 (imposition of financial penalties) of the Broadcasting (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 391); or
(f) any function under section 3 (approval of codes of practice), 4 (publication of guidelines), 8 (to whom licence may be granted), 9 (recommendations on licence applications), 10 (grant of licence), 11 (extension or renewal of licence), 28 (licensee to pay financial penalty), 31 (suspension of licence), 32 (revocation of licence) or 33 (inquiry by Authority) of the Broadcasting Ordinance (Cap. 562).

19. Immunity
No civil liability is incurred by the Authority or any other person as a result of anything done or omitted to be done by the Authority or the person in good faith in connection with the performance or purported performance of functions conferred on the Authority by or under this Ordinance or any other Ordinance.