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Hong Kong released GenAI Technical and Application Guideline

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On 15 April 2025, the Digital Policy Office (DPO) of the Hong Kong Government published the Hong Kong Generative Artificial Intelligence Technical and Application Guideline (Guideline), seeking to encourage stakeholders in...more

Ius Laboris

What’s Coming Next in Hong Kong?

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The employment landscape in Hong Kong is poised for significant transformation in 2025. This article delves into anticipated legislative changes and emerging key trends enabling employers and HR professionals to stay...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Get Ready for the New Outbound Investment Security Program

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The final regulations of the Outbound Investment Security Program, issued by the United States Department of the Treasury (the Treasury Department) on October 28, 2024 (the Final Rule), will become effective on January 2,...more

Mayer Brown

Hong Kong's Policy Statement on Responsible Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Financial Market

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INTRODUCTION - On 28 October 2024, the Financial Services and Treasury Bureau ("FSTB") of Hong Kong issued a policy statement on the responsible application of artificial intelligence ("AI") in the financial market...more

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The U.S. Finalizes Outbound Investment Restrictions on Technology Development

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Precedent-Setting Investment Restrictions – On January 2, 2025, the U.S. will start restricting foreign investments by U.S. persons in certain national security technologies. The Outbound Investment Rule and associated...more

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Hong Kong SFC issues circular on the use of generative AI language models

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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a circular that sets forth comprehensive guidelines and expectations for licensed corporations (LCs) regarding the responsible use of generative artificial...more

White & Case LLP

US Outbound Investment Program Takes Effect in January: What You Need to Know

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On October 28, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury issued a final rule (the “Rule”) to implement Executive Order 14105 (“EO”) establishing a new Outbound Investment Program ("OIP") to prohibit or require notification of...more

Mayer Brown

A New Chapter? Hong Kong Proposes Introducing Copyright Exception for Text and Data Mining

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On 8 July 2024, Hong Kong's Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (“CEDB”), along with the Intellectual Property Department (“IPD”), released a public consultation paper on copyright and artificial intelligence (AI)...more

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HKMA Enhanced Consumer Protection in the Use of GenAI by Authorized Institutions in Hong Kong

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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has imposed additional principles on the use of big data analytics and artificial intelligence (BDAI) and specifically, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) by authorized...more

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Hong Kong launches public consultation on AI and Copyright law

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The Hong Kong government has launched a two-month public consultation on artificial intelligence (AI) and Copyright law. The consultation considers possible improvements to the Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528) (CO) following...more

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Hong Kong Privacy Commission Publishes Personal Data Protection Framework for Ai Users

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With the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in November 2022, one of the hot buzzwords is “artificial intelligence” (“AI”). Recently, more and more companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, purchase AI solutions from...more

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Treasury Proposes Rule to Limit Outbound Investments in AI and Other Technologies — AI: The Washington Report

Last week, the Secretary of the Treasury released a final proposed rule to implement the Biden administration’s August 2023 Executive Order on outbound investments. The proposed rule seeks to “prevent countries of concern...more

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Hong Kong PCPD Issues Model Personal Data Protection AI Framework

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INTRODUCTION - The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has generated much excitement over the past two years. Since the public launch of Open AI's ChatGPT on 30 November 2022, generative AI and its...more

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Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner releases First AI-focused Personal Data Protection Framework in APAC

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As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to evolve and integrates into business processes, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) released its Artificial Intelligence: Model Personal Data Protection...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The New Face of Fraud: Deepfakes and the Emerging Cyber Threats in Hong Kong

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Almost from the very beginning of the internet era, the world has been increasingly afflicted with cyberfraud, exploiting the internet’s potential to enable fraudsters to induce unsuspecting victims to transfer money to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hot Topics: AI and ESG

The US Government Is Using AI To Detect Potential Wrongdoing, and Companies Should Too With agencies such as the SEC and DOJ using AI and other data analytics tools extensively to detect wrongdoing, companies need to adopt...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] European Forum on Global Economic Sanctions - June 5th - 6th, Berlin, Germany

Hosted by the C5 Group Inc., the 2024 European Forum on Global Economic Sanctions will explore the evolution of the global economic sanctions landscape, analyzing everything from the shifting geopolitics around the globe, to...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Safeguarding Against the Rise of Deepfake Scams: What Employers and Employees Need to Know

A recent deepfake scam has rocked the financial landscape of Hong Kong, demonstrating the extreme lengths to which cybercriminals are willing to go to defraud unsuspecting victims. This sophisticated scheme, which saw...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Outbound Investments Beware: President Biden Issues Executive Order Regarding U.S. Investments in China

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The U.S. Government has long made clear its desire to restrict certain outbound U.S. investments, but it was unclear whether a restriction would come through executive or legislative action. Last week, we received an answer —...more

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United States Issues New Executive Order that Begins Rulemaking Process to Impose Regulations on Certain Outbound Investments in...

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On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued Executive Order 14105 “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern.” The Executive Order targets certain U.S....more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Key Questions Answered about the New US Outbound Investment Regime Targeting China

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On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued an executive order to regulate, for the first time, US outbound investments in key technologies in China that are critical to national security. The executive order directs the...more

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Charlie Brown Finally Kicks the Football: US Outbound Investment Program Will Target China’s Semiconductor, Quantum Computing, and...

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After months of speculation, the US government took steps to regulate outbound investment in specific foreign industries of concern. President Biden on August 9, 2023, issued Executive Order 14105 directing the Department of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Long-Awaited Executive Order Targets U.S. Outbound Investment in China

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The Biden Administration issued the long-anticipated Executive Order (E.O.) on Aug. 9, 2023, requiring notification of, and in some cases prohibiting, U.S. investments in companies engaged in the semiconductors and...more

Hogan Lovells

Updating the Copyright Law Regime in Hong Kong

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The Hong Kong Government published a public consultation paper on 24 November 2021 on updating Hong Kong’s copyright law. The main purpose of this consultation is to revisit certain proposed amendments under the previous...more

BCLP

Hong Kong issues guidance on the use of AI

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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

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