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Surveys/ Study Reports

1998 Opinion Survey

Survey Of Organizations

A mail questionnaire survey of data users was conducted from mid-February to early April in 1998. A total of 434 organizations responded. The questionnaire asked about:

  • measures taken to comply with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance ("the Ordinance? including staff arrangements;
  • compliance with the Ordinance and policies and practices in relation to protection of personal data privacy;
  • sources of assistance including the PCPD and representative bodies;
  • attitudes towards the Ordinance.

The key findings are summarized as follows:

  1. Compliance with the Ordinance

    Most respondents took steps to comply with the Ordinance and 9% (17% in 1997) had not yet taken any measures to comply (Fig. 14).

    Figure 14, when started to prepare for the personal data (privacy) ordinance (1998 and 1997)