ESH Users - Registered Contractors (RGBCs, RSCs, MWCs)

The Electronic Transactions Ordinance (ETO) (Cap 553) was enacted to facilitate the use of electronic transactions for commercial and other purposes. It gives electronic records and digital signatures used in electronic transactions the same legal status as that of their paper-based counterparts.

These provisions of the ETO for legal recognition of electronic records and digital signatures in relation to rules of law and admissibility of electronic records as evidence in court have come into operation since 7 April 2000. Further details on the ETO are available at the web site of Digital Policy Office (DPO) www.digitalpolicy.gov.hk.