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Privacy Commissioner’s Office Publishes “Personal Data (Privacy) Law in Hong Kong – A Practical Guide on Compliance (Third Edition)” to Echo with 2024 China Cybersecurity Week
Date: 10 September 2024
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, delivered the welcome address.
Privacy Commissioner’s Office Publishes “Personal Data (Privacy) Law in Hong Kong – A Practical Guide on Compliance (Third Edition)” to Echo with 2024 China Cybersecurity Week
In support of 2024 China Cybersecurity Week, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) has collaborated with the City University of Hong Kong Press in publishing the third edition of “Personal Data (Privacy) Law in Hong Kong – A Practical Guide on Compliance”.
The new book is co-edited by the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, and Professor ZHU Guobin, Professor of Law, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong. A book launch was held on 9 September, where Professor Ian Grenville CROSS, GBS, SC, Former Director of Public Prosecutions was invited to speak at the event. Other guests included member of the Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee of the PCPD, the Hon Ms Carmen KAN Wai-mun, JP, and members of the Standing Committee on Technological Developments of the PCPD, Professor the Hon William WONG Kam-fai, MH and Ir Alex CHAN.
In her welcome address, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, said, “This week is China’s Cybersecurity Week. It is indeed opportune that this book is launched during this important week, when China Cybersecurity Week activities are for the first time extended to cover Hong Kong and Macao. To enhance public awareness of the requirements on data security under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO), the book provides an in-depth analysis of the requirements of Data Protection Principle 4, using actual data breach cases and the decisions of the Administrative Appeals Board to illustrate how organisations can enhance their data security measures.”
Professor CROSS, GBS, SC, said in his speech, “Privacy rights are a vital aspect of the human rights by which we set such great store in Hong Kong. Indeed, the right to privacy is recognised in the Basic Law (Article 30), as well as in the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Article 14), and it falls to the PCPD to turn this aspiration into an everyday reality.”
The new book provides a comprehensive overview and explanations on the requirements and data protection principles under the PDPO, using decided cases and everyday examples as illustrations. It also encompasses the supervision and enforcement work carried out by the PCPD in relation to the PDPO. Three new chapters in this new edition are dedicated to the anti-doxxing regime, cross-border transfers of personal data from Hong Kong, and the Mainland’s personal information protection regime, respectively. The book also includes updates on decisions by the Administrative Appeals Board and the Court in recent years, investigation reports and materials published by the PCPD, and a comparative analysis of the similarities and differences between the personal data protection law of Hong Kong when compared to those of the Mainland and the European Union.
The book seeks to enhance the understanding of legal practitioners, students and privacy law enthusiasts regarding Hong Kong’s privacy law and serves as a reliable source of reference for navigating the complexities of this evolving field.
Please click here for the Privacy Commissioner’s welcome address.
Please click here for Professor CROSS, GBS, SC’s speech.
The new book is co-edited by the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, and Professor ZHU Guobin, Professor of Law, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong. A book launch was held on 9 September, where Professor Ian Grenville CROSS, GBS, SC, Former Director of Public Prosecutions was invited to speak at the event. Other guests included member of the Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee of the PCPD, the Hon Ms Carmen KAN Wai-mun, JP, and members of the Standing Committee on Technological Developments of the PCPD, Professor the Hon William WONG Kam-fai, MH and Ir Alex CHAN.
In her welcome address, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, said, “This week is China’s Cybersecurity Week. It is indeed opportune that this book is launched during this important week, when China Cybersecurity Week activities are for the first time extended to cover Hong Kong and Macao. To enhance public awareness of the requirements on data security under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO), the book provides an in-depth analysis of the requirements of Data Protection Principle 4, using actual data breach cases and the decisions of the Administrative Appeals Board to illustrate how organisations can enhance their data security measures.”
Professor CROSS, GBS, SC, said in his speech, “Privacy rights are a vital aspect of the human rights by which we set such great store in Hong Kong. Indeed, the right to privacy is recognised in the Basic Law (Article 30), as well as in the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Article 14), and it falls to the PCPD to turn this aspiration into an everyday reality.”
The new book provides a comprehensive overview and explanations on the requirements and data protection principles under the PDPO, using decided cases and everyday examples as illustrations. It also encompasses the supervision and enforcement work carried out by the PCPD in relation to the PDPO. Three new chapters in this new edition are dedicated to the anti-doxxing regime, cross-border transfers of personal data from Hong Kong, and the Mainland’s personal information protection regime, respectively. The book also includes updates on decisions by the Administrative Appeals Board and the Court in recent years, investigation reports and materials published by the PCPD, and a comparative analysis of the similarities and differences between the personal data protection law of Hong Kong when compared to those of the Mainland and the European Union.
The book seeks to enhance the understanding of legal practitioners, students and privacy law enthusiasts regarding Hong Kong’s privacy law and serves as a reliable source of reference for navigating the complexities of this evolving field.
Please click here for the Privacy Commissioner’s welcome address.
Please click here for Professor CROSS, GBS, SC’s speech.
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, (left), took a photo with Professor Ian Grenville CROSS, GBS, SC, Former Director of Public Prosecutions (right).
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, delivered the welcome address.
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling (middle), took a photo with members of the Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee of the PCPD, the Hon Ms Carmen KAN Wai-mun, JP (second from the right), and members of the Standing Committee on Technological Developments of the PCPD, Professor the Hon William WONG Kam-fai (second from the left), MH and Ir Alex CHAN (first from the left).
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling (middle), took a photo with Members of the Legislative Council, including the Hon Ms Carmen KAN Wai-mun, JP (second from the right), Professor the Hon William WONG Kam-fai, MH (first from the left), the Hon Mr LAM San-keung, JP (second from the left), and the Hon Mr Duncan CHIU (first from the right).
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling (middle), took a photo with Mr Roden M.L. TONG, President of The Law Society of Hong Kong (left), and Mr C. M. CHAN (right), Immediate Past President of The Law Society of Hong Kong.
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, autographed the new book for guests.
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling (middle), took a photo with Members of the Legislative Council, including the Hon Ms Carmen KAN Wai-mun, JP (second from the right), Professor the Hon William WONG Kam-fai, MH (first from the left), the Hon Mr LAM San-keung, JP (second from the left), and the Hon Mr Duncan CHIU (first from the right).
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling (middle), took a photo with Mr Roden M.L. TONG, President of The Law Society of Hong Kong (left), and Mr C. M. CHAN (right), Immediate Past President of The Law Society of Hong Kong.
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, autographed the new book for guests.
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