Hong Kong

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Hong Kong
Legislation:	Electronic Transaction Ordinance
Status:	Enacted
Year Enacted:	2000
Require Smart Cards:	No
Require Time-Stamping:	No
Excluded Documents:	None
Case Law:	None

Contents 1 History 2 Overview 3 Legislation Definitions & Excerpts 3.1 Electronic Signature Definitions 3.2 Requirements Pertaining to Electronic Signatures 3.3 Excluded Documents 4 Case Law 5 References

History

In 2000, Hong Kong enacted the Electronic Transaction Ordinance.

Overview

Legislation Definitions & Excerpts

(1) If a rule of law requires the signature of a person or provides for certain consequences if a document is not signed by a person, a digital signature of the person satisfies the requirement but only if the digital signature is supported by a recognized certificate and is generated within the validity of that certificate. (2) In subsection (1), “within the validity of that certificate” means that at the time the digital signature is generated— (a) the recognition of the recognized certificate is not revoked or suspended; (b) if the Director has specified a period of validity for the recognition of the recognized certificate, the certificate is within that period; and (c) if the recognized certification authority has specified a period of validity for the recognized certificate, the certificate is within that period.

Electronic Signature Definitions

Requirements Pertaining to Electronic Signatures

Excluded Documents

Case Law

• Unknown

References

• [1]: Link to Hong Kong ordinance (official English translation).