Media Statements

Appointment of Assistant Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data

(12 March 2018)　The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong (Privacy Commissioner) Mr Stephen Kai-yi WONG is pleased to announce, following an open recruitment exercise, the appointment of Mr Eric TSE as the Assistant Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Complaints, Communications & Education) with effect from 5 March 2018. 

Mr Tse has over 25 years of management and regulatory experience in the public sector and had served in numerous public organisations in Hong Kong and in the United Kingdom. Before joining the office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD), Mr Tse had served in the Office of The Ombudsman for 12 years. In his last position as a Chief Investigation Officer, Mr Tse led investigation teams to handle public complaints about maladministration of public organisations, and contributed to formulation of publicity strategies. Before serving in the Office of The Ombudsman, Mr Tse had served in the Equal Opportunities Commission, the former Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority, the former Education Department and the British Board of Film Classification.

Mr Tse is responsible for complaint handling and investigation, external communications, publicity and education in the PCPD.

The Privacy Commissioner said, “The profound experiences of public administration and the expertise in complaint handling Mr Tse possesses, together with his leadership and professional experiences, will help PCPD go from strength to strength in complaint handling and promoting the culture of ‘Protect, Respect Personal Data’ amid the new challenges brought about by this age of data and digital economy.”

Mr Tse holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Hong Kong, a Master of Arts degree in Media Studies from the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, a Graduate Diploma in Law from the College of Law, London, and a Diploma in Education from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

The recruitment exercise was conducted by a selection board which comprised the Privacy Commissioner Mr Stephen Kai-yi WONG, Ms Cordelia CHUNG (Managing Director, Corporate Strategy, Asia, LIXIL Corporation; member of the PCPD's Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee) and Mr Mark PARSONS (Partner, Hogan Lovells; member of the PCPD's Standing Committee on Technological Development).