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PCPD News 私隱專員公署通訊 • Issue no. 31
The r e su l t s o f t he Sweep wi l l be
compiled and made public in autumn
this year. For more details about the
Sweep exercise, please refer to our
media statement at:
english/news_events/media_statements/
press_20150511.html
In order to identify major privacy
conce r ns and p r ob l ems f aced by
children in Hong Kong, the PCPD
commi s s i oned t he Cen t r e f o r t he
Advancemen t o f Soc i a l Sc i ence s
R e s e a r ch o f Ho n g Ko n g B a p t i s t
University to carry out an exploratory
study in October 2014. The results
show that parents and teachers seem
to have little involvement in managing
children’s privacy issues and little
awareness of children’s problems
online, a situation that is probably
attributable to lack of knowledge and
support. The Executive Summary of the
study report is available at:
centre/publications/surveys/files/child_
survey_e.pdf/
The aim of the exploratory research
was to gain a better understanding
o f t h e u n d e r l y i n g o p i n i o n s a n d
mo t i va t i on s i n r e l a t i on t o ch i l d
privacy issues. It provides insights into
the problems and helps to develop
ideas for stakeholders to follow up
on. Six focus-group interviews were
conducted to understand the views of
parents, secondary school students,
and primary and secondary school
teachers on child-privacy issues. In-
depth interviews were also conducted
with representatives from four non-
governmental organisations whose
ma i n f o c u s i s o n c h i l d r e n . Th e
focus-group interviews with these
stakeholders generated some insights
which are useful for follow-up work.
Some suggestions include adding
sections or topics related to privacy
issues and privacy-protection measures
to the school curriculum in subjects
s u ch a s i n f o rma t i on t e chno l o g y
and liberal studies, and in project
learning activities; and strengthening
communication between parents and
青少年專題網站內的「家長秘笈」
"Parent's Guide" on YOUth Privacy thematic website
teachers/schools to address children’s
privacy issues.
Th e P C PD h a s r u n t h e S t u d e n t
Ambassador for Privacy Protection
P r og ramme i n s econda r y s choo l s
for five consecutive years. In 2015,
111 partner schools have organised
p r omo t i o n a l a c t i v i t i e s o n t h e i r
campuses. A thematic website called
“YOUth Privacy” (
youthprivacy) has been developed as a
one-stop portal for youngsters to learn
about personal data privacy and for
teachers to prepare related materials.
Practical tips are available for parents
to instil in their children the concept
of personal data protection and respect
for each other’s privacy (
org.hk/youthprivacy/en/parent_guide.
html).