(25 September 2015) The Government today (September 25) announced the appointment of two new members and re-appointment of six incumbent members to the Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee (“Advisory Committee”) for a term of two years with effect from 1 October 2015.
The Advisory Committee was established under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance to advise the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data on the protection of personal data privacy and matters relevant to the implementation of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Mr Stephen WONG, who chairs the Advisory Committee said, “Members of the Advisory Committee come from a wide range of sectors and services with expertise covering all areas. I must thank Ms Shirley HA Suk-ling and Mr SIU Sai-wo, who will be retiring from the Committee, for their devotion and valuable contributions in the past years to the work of the Office relating to the promotion, monitoring and supervision of compliance. I also welcome the new Committee members, Ms Cordelia CHUNG and Mr Stephen LOH Chan. I look forward to working closely with all members of the Committee whose wisdom and expertise will be pivotal to the protection of personal data privacy and safeguarding the free flow of information.”
The new membership of the Advisory Committee (from 1 October 2015 to 30 September 2017) is as follows:
Mr Stephen Kai-yi WONG (Chairman)
Mr Billy HUNG Hing-chuen
Ms Susanna SHEN Shuk-ching
Mr Jimmy KWOK Chun-wah
Mr David WAN Chuck-fan
Ms Winnie YEUNG Cheung-wah
Ms Cordelia CHUNG (new appointee)
Mr Stephen LOH Chan (new appointee)
Deputy Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs or Principal Assistant Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
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Notes to Editors:
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) is an independent statutory body set up to oversee the enforcement of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance in Hong Kong. Its mission is to secure the protection of privacy of the individual with respect to personal data through promotion, monitoring and supervision of compliance with the Ordinance.