On 15 April 2025, the Hong Kong Government’s Digital Policy Office published the Hong Kong Generative Artificial Intelligence Technical and Application Guideline (“Guideline”), which aims to provide operational guidance for...more
5/15/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright ,
Data Privacy ,
Hong Kong ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
New Guidance ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
China’s data protection laws have been developing actively in the recent years. This article identifies some other Chinese legal instruments which are relevant to the protection of personal information, and discusses the...more
This article discusses briefly the various possible liabilities for data protection breaches under China’s main laws, regulations and statutory instruments governing the protection of personal information.
Introduction -...more
Hong Kong’s personal data privacy law recently has been amended to introduce new provisions to combat doxxing acts which are intrusive to personal data privacy. This marks the first stage of the stream of proposed amendments...more
Hong Kong now has its own set of recommended best practices for the development and use of AI published in a guidance note issued by the PCPD. Businesses which intend to or have begun to use AI in their operations are advised...more
China’s new legislation on personal information protection (“PIPL”) will come into force on 1 November 2021. Mr Yang Heqing, an official from the responsible law making commission, has given some helpful explanatory comments...more
China recently has passed its Personal Information Protection Law. The law will take effect on 1 November 2021....more
With the gradual lessening of locally acquired cases of COVID-19, on 28 April 2021, the Government announced measures to relax restrictions in respect of the operation of restaurants and other premises. While catering...more
6/9/2021
/ Australia ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Privacy ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Work Commission ,
Hong Kong ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
In October 2020, China unveiled its draft law on personal data protection. Once promulgated, this law is going to be the first comprehensive set of PRC laws on personal data protection. The draft law comes with provisions for...more
The Hong Kong Government currently is reviewing and putting forward possible amendments to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) with a view to strengthening the protection for personal data. One of the amendments...more
The Hong Kong Government currently is reviewing and putting forward possible amendments to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) with a view to strengthening the protection for personal data. Multiple areas of the...more