Legislative Council Meetings

Privacy Commissioner Attended Meeting of Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs to Brief Members on the PCPD’s Work in 2021

The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, briefed Members of the Legislative Council at the meeting of the Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs on 16 May 2022 on the work of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) in 2021 and its strategic focus this year.
 
The Privacy Commissioner said that from the commencement of the Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 (Amendment Ordinance) (i.e. 8 October 2021) to 30 April 2022, the PCPD received a total of 368 complaints relating to the new doxxing offences, representing a sixfold increase compared to that before the commencement of the Amendment Ordinance. During the same period, the PCPD initiated 66 criminal investigations. Since the implementation of the Amendment Ordinance, the PCPD and the Police have made arrests in 7 cases and 6 persons were arrested. The PCPD has also issued 689 cessation notices to 13 online platforms, requesting them to remove more than 3,500 doxxing messages.
 
The Privacy Commissioner reiterated that the PCPD will further strengthen its capability in criminal investigation and prosecution, with a view to combatting doxxing acts more effectively. The PCPD will continue to proactively monitor doxxing activities online and take enforcement actions.
 
Please click here for the Privacy Commissioner’s opening remarks (Chinese only).
Please click here for the paper submitted by the PCPD to the Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs.
 

The Privacy Commissioner Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling attended the meeting of the Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs on the work of the PCPD in 2021.