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100 Organisations Received the Inaugural Privacy-Friendly Awards

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong (PCPD), held the “Privacy-Friendly Awards 2021” (Awards) Presentation Ceremony (Ceremony) today (4 March) to recognise the efforts made by organisations in protecting personal data privacy. The Ceremony was officiated by Mr Erick TSANG Kwok-wai, IDSM, JP, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, as the Guest-of-Honour. The Ceremony was live-streamed online.

Among the 100 award-winning organisations, 69 were awarded the Gold Certificate and 31 were awarded the Silver Certificate. In his Opening Speech, Mr Tsang remarked, “I would like to offer my heartfelt congratulations to the award-winning public organisations and companies. Their work on the protection of personal data privacy has been highly commended by the Judging Panel. I would also like to thank the awardees for their tireless efforts and perseverance, which have built a good corporate culture of the protection of privacy in relation to personal data. The remarkable performance of the awardees has affirmed my belief that the protection of personal data privacy is an essential component of the continuous success of businesses in Hong Kong.”

The Judging Panel of the Awards has also identified five organisations with exemplary performance in different areas as outstanding Gold Certificate awardees. They are (in alphabetical order) Equal Opportunities Commission, The Hong Kong General Chamber of Small and Medium Business, Intellectual Property Department, Refinitiv Hong Kong Limited and Union Hospital. Representatives of the five organisations attended the Ceremony today and shared their experience and insights on the protection of personal data privacy with about 90 representatives of other award-winning organisations who attended the Ceremony online.

The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, extended her congratulations to the 100 awardees. The Privacy Commissioner said, “I hope that more and more organisations will join the event in the future. A bigger privacy-friendly community will help promote the culture of respecting and protecting personal data privacy.”

The PCPD organised the inaugural “Privacy-Friendly Awards” this year as a highlight to mark the 25th anniversary of the PCPD. The PCPD aims to promote the importance of the protection of personal data privacy through recognising the efforts made by organisations in protecting personal data privacy, and enabling public and private organisations as well as government departments to showcase their achievements in the protection of privacy.

For details of the Awards, please visit the webpage “Privacy-Friendly Awards 2021”:
https://www.pcpd.org.hk/privacyfriendlyawards/en/index.html

The list of awardees is in the Appendix.

Mr Erick TSANG Kwok-wai, IDSM, JP, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs (fourth from right);
Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong
(first from right); and Mr Stephen LOH Chan, Judging Panel Member (first from left)
together with representatives of the five organisations awarded outstanding Gold Certificates.

Appendix

List of Awardees of the “Privacy-Friendly Awards 2021”

Gold Certificate (in alphabetical order)

1st Asia Direct Marketing & Advertising
Acecgt Diagnostic Limited
Airport Authority Hong Kong
Alibaba Cloud Pte Ltd
Alipay Payment Services (HK) Limited
American Express Global Business Travel
Asia Miles Limited
Buildings Department
China BOCOM Insurance Co., Ltd
China CITIC Bank International Limited
China Everbright Bank Hong Kong Branch
Citi-Pro Property Services Company Limited
City University of Hong Kong
Cityline (Hong Kong) Limited
Civil Engineering and Development Department
CLP Power Hong Kong Limited
CMB Wing Lung Bank Limited
Direct Marketing of Asia Limited
DNA Laboratory Limited
Drainage Services Department
Ego Finance Limited
Equal Opportunities Commission
Foris Limited
Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
Fubon Life Insurance (Hong Kong) Company Limited
Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong
GP Batteries International Limited
Grandeur J
Guardian Property Management Limited
Hang Yick Properties Management Limited
Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre Limited
The Hong Kong General Chamber of Small and Medium Business
Hong Kong Housing Society
The Hong Kong Institute of Directors Limited
Hong Kong Life Insurance Limited
Hong Kong Productivity Council
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Hutchison Telephone Company Limited
ICON HK Medical Services Limited
Insurance Authority
Intellectual Property Department
Island South Property Management Limited
JC Legal
KML Engineering Limited
Konew Fintech Corporation Limited
Lingnan University
Livi Bank Limited
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Hong Kong Limited
Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Limited
MSIG Insurance (Hong Kong) Limited
New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association
Nina Hospitality Company Limited
Nova Credit Limited
Octopus Cards Limited
Office of the Communications Authority
The Open University of Hong Kong
Pacific Century Premium Developments Limited
Paul Y. Engineering
PrimeCredit Limited
Prudential General Insurance Hong Kong Limited
Refinitiv Hong Kong Limited
Sino Group
Swire Coca-Cola Limited
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
UA Cinema Circuit Limited
UDomain Web Hosting Company Limited
Union Hospital
Water Supplies Department
Zicket (The Ticket Company Limited)

Silver Certificate (in alphabetical order)

Asiaray Advertising Media Limited
BitCana International Ltd
The Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong
Citybase Property Management Limited
Competition Commission
Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Causeway Bay
Cybergroot Ltd
Dailyride Transportation Limited
Discovery Bay Services Management Limited
The Graces - Providence Bay Property Management Co. Ltd
Highways Department
Home Affairs Department
Hon Hing Enterprises Limited
Hong Kong Information Technology Joint Council
Information Services Department
Inventor Property Service Company Limited
JT International (Asia Pacific) Limited
Labour Department
Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority
Miracle Consultancy Group Limited
Mount Nicholson Property Management Limited
MY Innovate (HK) Limited
New Charm Management Limited
Official Receiver’s Office
Planning Department
POLA Cosmetics (HK) Co., Ltd
Rating and Valuation Department
Telstar Finance Company Limited
UniCredit Bank AG - HK Branch
Vineberg Property Management Limited
Zuellig Pharma Limited