The PCPD and the Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong (“HKU”) jointly set up a Privacy Commissioner Prize in Privacy and Data Protection Law scholarship to encourage law students to study personal data privacy issues.
Each applicant is required to submit an essay, written in English (no fewer than 4,000 words and not more than 10,000 words) on a topic of personal data and privacy law in consultation with the teacher-in-charge every year.
| Year | Winning Student | Essay Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | Mr Stephen Kam-to SIU | A Study of Civil Liability for Invasion of Privacy in Hong Kong - A Tort of Invasion of Privacy in Hong Kong |
| 2018/19 | Mr Jacob Yau Tat Kwan | Contemporary Challenges of Privacy Protection by Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO) in the Internet Era (Big Data, Internet of Things) |
| 2019/20 | Mr Ryan Cheung Tsz Him | Artificial Intelligence and Privacy Laws in Hong Kong: Symbiosis or Discord? |
| 2020/21 | Ms Phoebe Woo Chor Kiu | Doxxing in Hong Kong - Way Forward |
| 2021/22 | Ms Annie Man Sum Yi | Privacy and data protection challenges posed by the increasing use of Big Data and critically examine how Hong Kong laws can meet these challenges |