PCPD - Privacy is Your Business International Privacy Video Competition Prize Presentation Ceremony

"Privacy is Your Business" International Video Competition Prize Presentation Ceremony

1.    The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Mr. Roderick B. Woo, announced in the prize presentation ceremony for "Privacy is Your Business" International Video Competition that three teams of secondary students won the first, second and third place of both the international and local (Hong Kong and Macao) prizes of the competition for their brilliant performance. The competition, jointly organized by the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities ("APPA"), the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, and the Office for Personal Data Protection, Macao, aimed at raising young people's awareness of protecting privacy in the Asia Pacific region.

2.    Mr. Woo said, "Secondary school students are the future masters of our society. We hope that they could pay more attention to privacy issues and further consider the impact of personal data disclosure on their daily life through the participation of the competition. In the entries, I am pleased to see that young people respect privacy very much. It's not only their own privacy, but also other people's privacy. I specially appreciate that scenarios of protecting personal data privacy in daily life were incorporated in the entries, e.g. proper protection of personal data stored in USB flash drives, careful provision of personal data on the Internet, no disclosure of personal data to strangers on streets, etc. "

3.    The winner of the international and local prizes was the team of Tong Chi Wai, Maurice Yip, Yung Cheuk Hei, Leung Wai Hei and Liu Ho Yin of Salesian English School (Secondary Section). The first runner up of the international and local prizes was the team of Wong Hoi Ping, Lau Cho Chun, Lam Ah Chit, Hung Yu Yu, Gan Jenne, Wong Pui Shan, Sin Yin Shan, Wong Yin Cheong Terry and Wong San Choi of Kwun Tong Government Secondary School. The second runner up of the international and local prizes was the team of Wong Chi Ping, Chiu Pit Tat, Lam Ho Yin, Wong Yik Chun, Lui Chi Man, Chan Hoi Wai and Yeung Chung Fai.

4.    The competition was one of the activities of the Privacy Awareness Week 2008 (24-30 August). Entrants were required to create a video about any aspect of data privacy, such as their opinion of its relevance in today's society, how it does or doesn't affect them in their daily life, or perhaps the influence that the Internet has had on privacy. A series of free seminars, two workshops and a studio tour had been held for young people. In the seminars and workshops, personal data privacy, script writing, editing and film production skills were introduced.

5.    The competition had received overwhelming responses with a total number of 44 entries from Hong Kong and Macau. Entries were judged according to creativity, filming skills, special effects, editing and the message of privacy protection delivered. Adjudicators of Hong Kong and Macao entries included representatives from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong ("PCPD"), the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, and the Office for Personal Data Protection, Macao, as well as Ms. Helen Ko, Senior Lecturer, School of Film and Television, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

6.    Other winning entrants of Hong Kong and Macao region included:
Best Theme Expression:
Lau Chung Lok, Wong Siu Chung and Lee Sarah Tsz Na (ECF Saint Too Canaan College)

Best Cinematography:
Lei Cheok Wai, Lai Ka Seng, Lau Kai Wai, Lei Chan Kit, Mark Wong, Lim Byeong Ju and Fabio Ari F. Calangi (Yuet Wah College, Macao)

Best Special Effects:
Ho Pui Ka, Lam Sui King and Wong Tsz Yan (Precious Blood Secondary School)

Best Creativity:
U Kin Nam and Lei On Ut (Escola Sao Paulo, Macao)
Best Film Editing:

Leung Pui Kuen, Siu Chung Man and Dhinarto William (CCC Kwei Wah Shan College)

7.    All the award-winning videos can be viewed at the PCPD's website (http://www.pcpd.org.hk/english/activities/promotion.html) and the website of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (www.u21.org.hk).

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