Media Statements

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) welcomes the facilitation measures of using the Standard Contract for Cross-boundary Flow of Personal Information Within the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (Mainland, Hong Kong) (GBA SC) announced by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (ITIB) today. The facilitation measures seek to streamline the compliance arrangements concerning cross-boundary flows of personal information from the Mainland to Hong Kong.
 
Given the close integration of cities within the GBA, and the increasing demand for cross-boundary flow of data between Hong Kong and other cities within the GBA, the PCPD is extremely grateful to the staunch support of the CAC in facilitating the cross-boundary flow of personal information within the GBA. Cross-boundary data flow can facilitate the overall development of the GBA and expedite the establishment of the “Digital Bay Area”.
 
The GBA SC was formulated by the CAC, ITIB, and PCPD, with a view to providing a mechanism that is compliant with the relevant requirements which facilitate the cross-boundary flow of personal information within the GBA.
 
To help organisations in Hong Kong understand the applicability of the GBA SC and the relevant contractual clauses, the PCPD today issued the “Guidance on Cross-boundary Data Transfer: Standard Contract for Cross-boundary Flow of Personal Information Within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Mainland, Hong Kong)”.
 
Please click here to download the Standard Contract for Cross-boundary Flow of Personal Information Within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Mainland, Hong Kong).
 
Please click here to download the “Guidance on Cross-boundary Data Transfer: Standard Contract for Cross-boundary Flow of Personal Information Within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Mainland, Hong Kong)”.

 

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