Date: 2 Aug 2023
Privacy Commissioner’s Office Issues Updated Guidance on
Election Activities for Candidates, Government Departments, Public Opinion Research Organisations and Members of the Public
In light of the upcoming District Council election to be held in December 2023, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) updated the “Guidance on Election Activities for Candidates, Government Departments, Public Opinion Research Organisations and Members of the Public” (the Guidance) to provide guidance to candidates, their affiliated political bodies, government departments responsible for organising the elections and public opinion research organisations on complying with the requirements under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO) in the context of election activities, and to provide members of the public with advice on the protection of their personal data in elections.
The main revisions concern the new criminal doxxing provisions under sections 64(3A) and (3C) of the PDPO, which are applicable to the personal data of electors retained in the registers of electors (please see paragraph 3.10 of the Guidance for details).
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here to download the updated “Guidance on Election Activities for Candidates, Government Departments, Public Opinion Research Organisations and Members of the Public”.