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Media statement - Appointment of Two New Members to the Standing Committee on Technological Developments of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
Date: 29 December 2023
Appointment of Two New Members to the Standing Committee on Technological Developments of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, today announced the appointments of two new members, namely Prof Pascale FUNG and Dr Gregg LI, to the Standing Committee on Technological Developments (SCTD) of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data for a two-year term from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2025.
Prof Pascale Fung is a Chair Professor at the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and a visiting professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. She is an elected Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), an elected Fellow of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and an elected Fellow of the International Speech Communication Association (ISCA). Prof Fung is the Director of HKUST Centre for AI Research (CAiRE) and also an affiliated faculty with the Robotics Institute and the Big Data Institute at HKUST.
Dr Gregg Li is the founding director and President of Orion Astropreneur Space Academy. He served as an Adjunct Professor at various universities including the University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Tsinghua University. Educated as a systems engineer and organisational and technology architect, Dr Li has had over four decades of experience assisting companies and family businesses in finding common grounds for transformation and adopting management practices for hyper-change and growth.
Separately, three incumbent members, namely Mr Jason LAU, Prof the Hon William WONG Kam-fai, MH and Prof S M YIU, have been re-appointed to the SCTD as members for the period from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2025.
The Privacy Commissioner would also like to take the opportunity to thank all members of the SCTD, and in particular the outgoing member, Mr Francis FONG, for their invaluable contributions and advice to the SCTD over the years.
With effect from 1 January 2024, the members of the SCTD (in alphabetical order of surname) are as follows:
The SCTD was established to advise the Privacy Commissioner on, among other things, the impacts of the developments in the processing of data and information technology on the privacy of individuals in relation to personal data. It comprises distinguished external members of exceptional calibre from the information and communications technology industry, particularly experts in fields such as information security, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The diversity of experts from academic and corporate backgrounds also ensures a broad representation of perspectives and insights, which assists the Privacy Commissioner in formulating policies and recommendations to address technological developments while safeguarding privacy in relation to personal data.
Prof Pascale Fung is a Chair Professor at the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and a visiting professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. She is an elected Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), an elected Fellow of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and an elected Fellow of the International Speech Communication Association (ISCA). Prof Fung is the Director of HKUST Centre for AI Research (CAiRE) and also an affiliated faculty with the Robotics Institute and the Big Data Institute at HKUST.
Dr Gregg Li is the founding director and President of Orion Astropreneur Space Academy. He served as an Adjunct Professor at various universities including the University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Tsinghua University. Educated as a systems engineer and organisational and technology architect, Dr Li has had over four decades of experience assisting companies and family businesses in finding common grounds for transformation and adopting management practices for hyper-change and growth.
Separately, three incumbent members, namely Mr Jason LAU, Prof the Hon William WONG Kam-fai, MH and Prof S M YIU, have been re-appointed to the SCTD as members for the period from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2025.
The Privacy Commissioner would also like to take the opportunity to thank all members of the SCTD, and in particular the outgoing member, Mr Francis FONG, for their invaluable contributions and advice to the SCTD over the years.
With effect from 1 January 2024, the members of the SCTD (in alphabetical order of surname) are as follows:
- Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling (Privacy Commissioner) (Co-chairperson)
- Ms Cecilia SIU (Assistant Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Legal, Global Affairs & Research)) (Co-chairperson)
- Ir Alex CHAN
- Mr Alan CHEUNG
- Prof Pascale FUNG (new member)
- Mr Jason LAU
- Dr Gregg LI (new member)
- Prof the Hon William WONG Kam-fai, MH
- Prof S M YIU
The SCTD was established to advise the Privacy Commissioner on, among other things, the impacts of the developments in the processing of data and information technology on the privacy of individuals in relation to personal data. It comprises distinguished external members of exceptional calibre from the information and communications technology industry, particularly experts in fields such as information security, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The diversity of experts from academic and corporate backgrounds also ensures a broad representation of perspectives and insights, which assists the Privacy Commissioner in formulating policies and recommendations to address technological developments while safeguarding privacy in relation to personal data.
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| Prof Pascale FUNG | Dr Gregg LI |
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