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To significantly facilitate cross-border data flow from Mainland China to Hong Kong (and vice versa), the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (ITIB) has published the template Standard Contract for Cross-boundary Flow of Personal Information Within the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (Standard Contract) and its implementation guidelines on December 13, 2023.Continue Reading Newly Issued Guidelines on Standard Contracts for Cross-boundary Data Flow Within the Greater Bay Area (i.e., Hong Kong, Macau and Nine Key Mainland Cities)
On June 5, 2023, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data of Hong Kong (Commission) issued a press statement[1] announcing that it will commence compliance checks on all credit reference agencies (agencies) in Hong Kong.
These checks are to be carried out as a proactive measure by the Commission, arising from recent
On 22 May 2023, the Philippines’ National Privacy Commission (NPC) and the Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)[1] to cooperate on data protection matters.
Under the MOU, the authorities will provide mutual assistance in investigations pertaining to cross-border data incidents and breaches, and
On April 29, 2021, China unveiled its second draft of the Personal Information Protection Law (draft PIPL). The draft is now available for public comments until 28 May 2021. The law aims to provide greater protections for personal information and create a data privacy regime that is more in line with the General Data Protection