Table 2

Requests for information removal made by the Government in each half-year from 2015 to 2016 to information and
communication technology (ICT) companies

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x)
Department Period Total Names and Total Volume of Types of Nature of Reasons for Number Number Reasons why
number of types of ICT number information information information making the of of the requests
ICT companies of requested involved (e.g. involved (e.g. requests (e.g. for requests requests were not
companies involved requests for removal videos, text, indecent content, investigation of made acceded acceded to
involved (Note 1) made images) and the illegal complaints, law under a to
respective advertisements, enforcement and court
numbers of the copyright others) order
requests infringement and
concerned false information)
and the respective
numbers of the
requests concerned
Department Jan-Jun 4 Internet 23 44 Hyperlinks which - Information on Suspected auction 0 23 N/A
of Health 2015 platforms/ hyperlinks contain information suspected auction or sale of Chinese
Chinese websites on suspected or sale of Chinese herbal medicines
Medicine auction or sale of herbal medicines without trader
Division Chinese herbal without trader licence/
medicines without licence (2 requests) unregistered
trader licence/ - Information on proprietary
unregistered suspected auction Chinese
proprietary Chinese or sale of medicines
medicines unregistered
(23 requests) proprietary Chinese
medicines (21
requests)
Jul-Dec 5 Internet 16 27 Hyperlinks which - Information on Suspected auction 0 16 N/A
2015 platforms/ hyperlinks contain information suspected auction or sale of Chinese
websites on suspected or sale of Chinese herbal medicines
auction or sale of herbal medicines without trader
Chinese herbal without trader licence/
medicines without licence (1 request) unregistered
trader licence/ - Information on proprietary
unregistered suspected auction Chinese
proprietary Chinese or sale of medicines
medicines unregistered
(16 requests) proprietary Chinese
medicines (15
requests)
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 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x)
Department Period Total Names and Total Volume of Types of Nature of Reasons for Number Number Reasons why
number of types of ICT number information information information making the of of the requests
ICT companies of requested involved (e.g. involved (e.g. requests (e.g. for requests requests were not
companies involved requests for removal videos, text, indecent content, investigation of made acceded acceded to
involved (Note 1) made images) and the illegal complaints, law under a to
respective advertisements, enforcement and court
numbers of the copyright others) order
requests infringement and
concerned false information)
and the respective
numbers of the
requests concerned
Jan-Jun 3 Internet 11 18 Hyperlinks which - Information on Suspected auction 0 11 N/A
2016 platforms/ hyperlinks contain information suspected auction or sale of Chinese
websites on suspected or sale of Chinese herbal medicines
auction or sale of herbal medicines without trader
Chinese herbal without trader licence/
medicines without licence (5 requests) unregistered
trader licence/ - Information on proprietary
unregistered suspected auction Chinese
proprietary Chinese or sale of medicines
medicines unregistered
(11 requests) proprietary Chinese
medicines (6
requests)
Jul-Dec 3 Internet 3 3 hyperlinks Hyperlinks which - Information on Suspected auction 0 3 N/A
2016 platforms/ contain information suspected auction or sale of Chinese
websites on suspected or sale of Chinese herbal medicines
auction or sale of herbal medicines without trader
Chinese herbal without trader licence/
medicines without licence (1 request) unregistered
trader licence/ - Information on proprietary
unregistered suspected auction Chinese
proprietary Chinese or sale of medicines
medicines unregistered
(3 requests) proprietary Chinese
medicines (2
requests)

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 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x)
Department Period Total Names and Total Volume of Types of Nature of Reasons for Number Number Reasons why
number of types of ICT number information information information making the of of the requests
ICT companies of requested involved (e.g. involved (e.g. requests (e.g. for requests requests were not
companies involved requests for removal videos, text, indecent content, investigation of made acceded acceded to
involved (Note 1) made images) and the illegal complaints, law under a to
respective advertisements, enforcement and court
numbers of the copyright others) order
requests infringement and
concerned false information)
and the respective
numbers of the
requests concerned
Department Jan-Jun 5 Internet 74 678 Hyperlinks which Auction or sale Suspected auction 0 74 N/A
of Health 2015 platform/ hyperlinks contain information information or sale of
Drug Office website on suspected (74 requests) controlled or
auction or sale of unregistered
controlled or medicines
unregistered
medicines
(74 requests)
Jul-Dec 12 Internet 83 443 Hyperlinks which Auction or sale Suspected auction 0 83 N/A
2015 platform/ hyperlinks contain information information or sale of
website on suspected (83 requests) controlled or
auction or sale of unregistered
controlled or medicines
unregistered
medicines
(83 requests)
Jan-Jun 4 Internet 57 263 Hyperlinks which Auction or sale Suspected auction 0 57 N/A
2016 platform/ hyperlinks contain information information or sale of
website on suspected (57 requests) controlled or
auction or sale of unregistered
controlled or medicines
unregistered
medicines
(57 requests)
Jul-Dec 3 Internet 50 281 Hyperlinks which Auction or sale Suspected auction 0 50 N/A
2016 platform/ hyperlinks contain information information or sale of
website on suspected (50 requests) controlled or
auction or sale of unregistered
controlled or medicines
unregistered
medicines
(50 requests)

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 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x)
Department Period Total Names and Total Volume of Types of Nature of Reasons for Number Number Reasons why
number of types of ICT number information information information making the of of the requests
ICT companies of requested involved (e.g. involved (e.g. requests (e.g. for requests requests were not
companies involved requests for removal videos, text, indecent content, investigation of made acceded acceded to
involved (Note 1) made images) and the illegal complaints, law under a to
respective advertisements, enforcement and court
numbers of the copyright others) order
requests infringement and
concerned false information)
and the respective
numbers of the
requests concerned
Department Jan-Jun - - - - - - - - - -
of Health 2015
(DH) Jul-Dec 1 Internet 4 4 video clips Videos Unauthorised use of Upload and 0 4 N/A
Family 2015 platform/ (4 requests) DH video release the video
Health video sharing (4 requests) of DH without
Service DHs consent
Jan-Jun 1 Internet 17 17 video Videos Unauthorised use of Upload and 0 17 N/A
2016 platform/ clips (17 requests) DH video release the video
video sharing (17 requests) of DH without
DHs consent
Jul-Dec 1 Internet 4 4 video clips Videos Unauthorised use of Upload and 0 4 N/A
2016 platform/ (4 requests) DH video release the video
video sharing (4 requests) of DH without
DHs consent
Housing Jan-Jun - - - - - - - - - -
Department 2015
Jul-Dec - - - - - - - - - -
2015
Jan-Jun 2 Social media 2 3 message Text (2 message Illegal advertisement Tenancy abuse of 0 2 N/A
2016 threads threads posted as (2 requests) Public Rental
Housing -
and 1 message subletting
thread posted as


)
Jul-Dec 2 Social media 6 16 message Text (16 message Illegal advertisement Tenancy abuse of 0 6 N/A
2016 threads threads posted as (6 requests) Public Rental
Housing -
) subletting

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 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x)
Department Period Total Names and Total Volume of Types of Nature of Reasons for Number Number Reasons why
number of types of ICT number information information information making the of of the requests
ICT companies of requested involved (e.g. involved (e.g. requests (e.g. for requests requests were not
companies involved requests for removal videos, text, indecent content, investigation of made acceded acceded to
involved (Note 1) made images) and the illegal complaints, law under a to
respective advertisements, enforcement and court
numbers of the copyright others) order
requests infringement and
concerned false information)
and the respective
numbers of the
requests concerned
Office of the Jan-Jun 2 Internet 3 22 articles Articles (2 requests) Indecent content According to 0 3 N/A
Communicat 2015 discussion and several Photos (1 request) (3 requests) Code of Practice
ions forums photos
Authority
Jul-Dec 1 Internet 1 Several Photos (1 request) Indecent content According to 0 1 N/A
2015 discussion photos (1 request) Code of Practice
forum
Jan-Jun - - - - - - - - - -
2016
Jul-Dec - - - - - - - - - -
2016
Transport Jan-Jun - - - - - - - - - -
Department 2015
Jul-Dec 1 Website 1 1 1 impostor account Impostor account The impostor 0 1 N/A
2015 (1 request) with the logo and account was set
name of the up in the name of
Transport the Transport
Department Department and it
(1 request) disseminated
wrong
information
Jan-Jun - - - - - - - - - -
2016
Jul-Dec - - - - - - - - - -
2016

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 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x)
Department Period Total Names and Total Volume of Types of Nature of Reasons for Number Number Reasons why
number of types of ICT number information information information making the of of the requests
ICT companies of requested involved (e.g. involved (e.g. requests (e.g. for requests requests were not
companies involved requests for removal videos, text, indecent content, investigation of made acceded acceded to
involved (Note 1) made images) and the illegal complaints, law under a to
respective advertisements, enforcement and court
numbers of the copyright others) order
requests infringement and
concerned false information)
and the respective
numbers of the
requests concerned
Civil Aid Jan-Jun 1 Social 3 1 Articles, photos, Copyright If someone 0 3 N/A
Service 2015 networking community Civil Aid Service infringement and infringed upon the
(CAS) service page trademark false information intellectual
(3 requests) (3 requests) property right of
CAS and
plagiarised the
CAS logo, articles
and photos from
its official website
without CAS
prior consent, the
general public
would be misled.
Jul-Dec - - - - - - - - - -
2015
Jan-Jun - - - - - - - - - -
2016
Jul-Dec - - - - - - - - - -
2016
Customs and Jan-Jun 2 Internet 21 21 User account or User account or Stoppage of 0 21 N/A
Excise 2015 service hyperlink hyperlink infringing
Department provider/ activities
Internet
platform/
Website
Jul-Dec 3 Internet 11 11 User account or User account or Stoppage of 0 11 N/A
2015 service hyperlink hyperlink infringing
provider/ activities
Internet
platform/
Website

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 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x)
Department Period Total Names and Total Volume of Types of Nature of Reasons for Number Number Reasons why
number of types of ICT number information information information making the of of the requests
ICT companies of requested involved (e.g. involved (e.g. requests (e.g. for requests requests were not
companies involved requests for removal videos, text, indecent content, investigation of made acceded acceded to
involved (Note 1) made images) and the illegal complaints, law under a to
respective advertisements, enforcement and court
numbers of the copyright others) order
requests infringement and
concerned false information)
and the respective
numbers of the
requests concerned
Jan-Jun 2 Internet 17 19 User account or User account or Stoppage of 0 17 N/A
2016 service hyperlink hyperlink infringing
provider/ activities
Internet
platform/
Website
Jul-Dec 1 Internet 2 2 User account or User account or Stoppage of 0 2 N/A
2016 service hyperlink hyperlink infringing
provider/ activities
Internet
platform/
Website
Hong Kong Jan-Jun Relevant Local and 65 65 Removal of users Mainly involving Crime prevention Relevant Partially Most of the
Police Force 2015 statistics foreign service (Note 2) (Note 2) information obscene articles, and detection statistics organisations
are not providers phishing websites (primarily are not concerned
available (Note 3) and involving available removed the
accessing technology crimes relevant
computer with or crimes relating information as
dishonest intent to the use of the requested by
Internet) the Police
Jul-Dec Relevant Local and 31 31 Removal of users Mainly involving Crime prevention Relevant Partially Most of the
2015 statistics foreign service (Note 2) (Note 2) information obscene articles, and detection statistics organisations
are not providers phishing websites (primarily are not concerned
available (Note 3) and involving available removed the
accessing technology crimes relevant
computer with or crimes relating information as
dishonest intent to the use of the requested by
Internet) the Police

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 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x)
Department Period Total Names and Total Volume of Types of Nature of Reasons for Number Number Reasons why
number of types of ICT number information information information making the of of the requests
ICT companies of requested involved (e.g. involved (e.g. requests (e.g. for requests requests were not
companies involved requests for removal videos, text, indecent content, investigation of made acceded acceded to
involved (Note 1) made images) and the illegal complaints, law under a to
respective advertisements, enforcement and court
numbers of the copyright others) order
requests infringement and
concerned false information)
and the respective
numbers of the
requests concerned
Jan-Jun Relevant Local and 17 17 Removal of users Mainly involving Crime prevention Relevant Partially Most of the
2016 statistics foreign service (Note 2) (Note 2) information obscene articles, and detection statistics organisations
are not providers phishing websites (primarily are not concerned
available (Note 3) and involving available removed the
accessing technology crimes relevant
computer with or crimes relating information as
dishonest intent to the use of the requested by
Internet the Police
Jul-Dec Relevant Local and 16 16 Removal of users Mainly involving Crime prevention Relevant Partially Most of the
2016 statistics foreign service (Note 2) (Note 2) information obscene articles, and detection statistics organisations
are not providers phishing websites (primarily are not concerned
available (Note 3) and involving available removed the
accessing technology crimes relevant
computer with or crimes relating information as
dishonest intent to the use of the requested by
Internet) the Police

Note 1: Since the question involves commercial information of a large number of service providers, the names of individual service providers cannot be made public.
Note 2: Each request corresponds to one item of information and one user account only.
Note 3: Phishing websites are the fake websites for stealing others login names and passwords.