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Media Statement
Date: 18 November 2021
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data today published a booklet on
the Personal Information Protection Law of the Mainland
Privacy Commissioner Publishes Booklet on the Personal Information Protection Law of the Mainland
The Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) was passed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on 20 August 2021 and it has come into operation in the Mainland since 1 November 2021. To help the general public and businesses in Hong Kong to better understand the personal information protection regime in the Mainland, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) today published a booklet entitled “Introduction to the Personal Information Protection Law of the Mainland” (the Introduction).
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, said, “The PIPL is the first piece of legislation in the Mainland dedicated to the protection of personal information. In the light of the national development strategy as set out in the Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, I envisage that there will be more social and commercial interactions as well as flows of data between Hong Kong and the Mainland. I believe that the Introduction will help the general public and businesses in Hong Kong to better understand the regulatory regime on the protection of personal information in the Mainland, thereby enabling them to seize, and prosper from, the opportunities arising from developments in the Mainland.”
The Introduction is divided into three parts. The first two parts introduced the background and major requirements of the PIPL, respectively. Relevant requirements under other regulations and relevant cases were added in order to assist readers to better grasp the PIPL requirements. The third part of the Introduction gives an account of related regulations, such as those relating to data security, consumer rights, e-commerce, mobile applications, online platforms and the financial sector. A comparison between Hong Kong’s Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance and the PIPL is also included in the Introduction to provide a quick overview of the similarities and differences between the two pieces of legislation.
The Introduction (Chinese version only) can be downloaded at:
https://www.pcpd.org.hk/tc_chi/resources_centre/publications/books/files/pcpd_china_pipl_book2021.pdf
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, said, “The PIPL is the first piece of legislation in the Mainland dedicated to the protection of personal information. In the light of the national development strategy as set out in the Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, I envisage that there will be more social and commercial interactions as well as flows of data between Hong Kong and the Mainland. I believe that the Introduction will help the general public and businesses in Hong Kong to better understand the regulatory regime on the protection of personal information in the Mainland, thereby enabling them to seize, and prosper from, the opportunities arising from developments in the Mainland.”
The Introduction is divided into three parts. The first two parts introduced the background and major requirements of the PIPL, respectively. Relevant requirements under other regulations and relevant cases were added in order to assist readers to better grasp the PIPL requirements. The third part of the Introduction gives an account of related regulations, such as those relating to data security, consumer rights, e-commerce, mobile applications, online platforms and the financial sector. A comparison between Hong Kong’s Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance and the PIPL is also included in the Introduction to provide a quick overview of the similarities and differences between the two pieces of legislation.
The Introduction (Chinese version only) can be downloaded at:
https://www.pcpd.org.hk/tc_chi/resources_centre/publications/books/files/pcpd_china_pipl_book2021.pdf
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data today published a booklet on
the Personal Information Protection Law of the Mainland
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