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Code on Access to Information
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| The Government exists to serve the community well within available resources. To this end, it recognises the need for the community to be well informed about the Government, the services it provides and the basis for policies and decisions that affect individuals and the community as a whole.
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| The Code on Access to Information (the Code) defines the scope of information that will be provided, sets out how the information will be made available either routinely or in response to a request, and lays down procedures governing its prompt release.
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| The Code authorises and requires civil servants, routinely or on request, to provide information unless there are specific reasons for not doing so. These reasons are set out in Part 2 and will normally be referred to if a request for information is refused.
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| Requests for information will be handled as promptly and helpfully as possible and if necessary, members of the public may be approached to clarify their requests or the requests may be directed to the most appropriate department. Procedures will be kept as simple as possible.
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| The Code also sets out procedures for review or complaint if a member of the public considers that the provisions of the Code have not been properly applied.
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| The Code can be accessed at http://www.access.gov.hk.
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Procedures and Charges for Access to Information
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| The Assistant Departmental
Secretary (Personnel) is designated as the Access to Information
Officer who is responsible for ensuring that requests
for access to information under the Code are properly
dealt with in accordance with the specified procedures.
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| Requests for information
or records held by the department may be made by letter
or application form obtainable from the Reception Counter
of this department at 9/F., Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester
Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The application should be
addressed to :
Access to Information
Officer
Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority
9/F
Revenue Tower
5 Gloucester Road
Wan Chai
Hong Kong |
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| Other than publications
which are available free of charge, or at cost specified,
the following photocopying charge will be levied :
| Photocopying
black and white on A3 or A4 size paper |
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The standard fee shall
be HK$1.0 per photocopy unless otherwise provided
by enactment or approved by the Secretary for Financial
Services and the Treasury.(In this context, a document
usually means a booklet, a report, or an enclosure
in a file.) |
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| For enquiries, please telephone
2594 5891 during office hours or fax 2507 3880 or e-mail
to personnel@tela.gov.hk
for outside office hours. |
