竊聽風雲

坊間流傳嘅橋段 / The claim

戲中警方情報科可以自行裝竊聽器、截取通訊，甚至向上司隱瞞；現實中警方係咪可以隨意竊聽、截取通訊？

In the film, the police intelligence unit installs bugs and intercepts communications on its own, even hiding it from superiors — can the police really wiretap at will?

事實應該係點 / What really happens

香港嘅截取通訊同秘密監察受《截取通訊及監察條例》（第589章，ICSO）嚴格規管。執法人員必須先取得「訂明授權」才可進行：截取通訊及第一類監察（較侵犯私隱者）須由小組法官（須為原訟法庭法官）授權，第二類監察則由法定部門首長指定的授權人員批准；申請須符合「必要性」同「相稱性」兩項測試。條例設有獨立監督：截取通訊及監察事務專員（須為合資格法官）負責監察，並每年向行政長官提交報告；受影響人士亦可向專員申請審查。所以劇中情報人員自行竊聽、繞過授權程序，屬戲劇誇張。

In Hong Kong, interception of communications and covert surveillance are tightly regulated by the Interception of Communications and Surveillance Ordinance (Cap. 589, ICSO). Officers must first obtain a "prescribed authorisation": interception and Type 1 (more intrusive) surveillance require authorisation by a panel judge, who must be a judge of the Court of First Instance, while Type 2 surveillance may be authorised by designated officers of the relevant departments. Applications must satisfy tests of necessity and proportionality. The Ordinance provides independent oversight: the Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance (who must be an eligible judge) monitors compliance and reports annually to the Chief Executive, and affected persons may apply to the Commissioner for an examination. Officers wiretapping on their own initiative, as the film shows, is dramatic licence.

劇中不準確之處 / Inaccuracies

• 劇中情報人員可以自行裝竊聽器、截取通訊，無須事先取得授權；現實中截取通訊及第一類監察須由小組法官批准，並須通過必要性同相稱性測試。
• 劇中把竊聽描寫成部門內部可自行決定、甚至向上司隱瞞；現實中另有截取通訊及監察事務專員作獨立監督，並須向行政長官提交周年報告。

同媒介其他條目 / Other Film entries

• 毒舌大狀　A Guilty Conscience（2023）部分準確
• 正義迴廊　The Sparring Partner（2022）準確
• 葉問　Ip Man（2008）不準確
• 十月圍城　Bodyguards and Assassins（2009）不準確
• 樹大招風　Trivisa（2016）部分準確
• 古惑仔之人在江湖　Young and Dangerous（1996）部分準確

資料來源 / Sources

• 截取通訊及監察事務專員二〇二三年周年報告 / Annual Report 2023 by the Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance · 截取通訊及監察事務專員
• 《截取通訊及監察條例》實務守則（2016年6月） / Code of Practice under the Interception of Communications and Surveillance Ordinance (June 2016) · 保安局 · 2016-06
• 《公民權利和政治權利國際公約》第17條：私隱、家庭、住宅、通訊之保障（香港特別行政區報告） / Article 17: Protection of privacy, family, home, correspondence, honour and reputation (HKSAR report) · 政制及內地事務局

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