8 May
The Commissioner exercised his inspection power for the first time on the Hospital Authority’s patients’ personal data system in the wake of a spate of patients’ data loss incidents.

22 July
The Commissioner published report of the inspection of the Hospital Authority’s personal data system.

24 - 30 Aug
The PCPD organized its second international promotional campaign, Privacy Awareness Week 2008, together with APPA members aimed at raising privacy awareness in the region.

24 Dec
The Commissioner published a Report in respect of an investigation into the loss of personal data of a patient by a hospital as complained by the complainant.

19 Jan
The Commissioner published another Report in respect of an investigation arising out of a complaint made by a student against a university that the university refused to comply with the student’s data access request.