Date: 24 May 2024
Promoting Cross-Boundary Flow of Personal Information – Privacy Commissioner Publishes an Article on China Law
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, published an article entitled “Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong: Striving to Safeguard Personal Data Privacy and Promote Cross-boundary Data Flow” on China Law.
In the article, the Privacy Commissioner introduced the statutory functions of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) and the legal framework under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. Apart from providing a glimpse of the PCPD’s major achievements in 2023, the Privacy Commissioner also highlighted the PCPD’s consistent efforts in capturing the new opportunities offered by the Motherland and furthering the integrated development of the Greater Bay Area.
Notably, the Privacy Commissioner introduced the Standard Contract for Cross-boundary Flow of Personal Information Within the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (Mainland, Hong Kong) (“the GBA SC”) jointly formulated by the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”), the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“ITIB”) and the PCPD on 13 December 2023. As a facilitation measure to promote cross-boundary flows of personal information (i.e., personal data) in the Greater Bay Area, the GBA SC simplifies the compliance requirements for conducting cross-boundary flows of personal information within the Greater Bay Area, thereby promoting the development of the Greater Bay Area’s digital economy while ensuring the safe and orderly flow of personal information within the Greater Bay Area.
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