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Notes on enquiry cases related to Code of Practice on the Identity Card Number & other personal identifiers

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Case No.: 199801570	Question of collection of ID copy of licensed trader on payment of large sum should not arise, as such payment would be against SFC internal guidelines.
Case No.: 199802870	Collection of the ID number and copy by data user is permissible if such collection is required under any code, rules regulations or guidelines applicable to the data user issued by a regulatory or professional body, which requirement has been endorsed in writing by the Privacy Commissioner in accordance with Data Protection Principle 1 of the Ordinance.
Case No.: 199802193	Collection of customers' ID card number and ID card copy for in-house charge card.
Case No.: 199802753	Whether moneylenders may collect copies of ID cards of its customers.
Case No.: 199803041	Collecting and using ID card number for the purposes of public examinations.
Case No.: 199803317	Collection of ID card numbers is allowed if done pursuant to a statutory power or is necessary to safeguard against loss on the collecting party that is more than trivial in the circumstances or to prevent or detect crime.
Case No.: 199803468	Practice in relation to admission of visitors to jewellery fairs including collection of ID card numbers, searching of bags and CCTV camera recording.
Case No.: 199804604	Collection of the ID card number of a patient is allowed to ensure correct treatment is given to the correct person.
Case No.: 199805314	Contract conditions cannot in law have the effect of overriding or derogating from the requirements of the Ordinance.
Case No.: 199805335	Collection of personal data permitted for a lawful purpose directly related to a function or an activity of a data user.
Case No.: 199805819	Collection of ID card numbers of patients to identify them for purpose of payment for their treatment by their employers.
Case No.: 199806004	Code of Practice not affecting visa applications as the Ordinance has no application in law in respect of such acts performed by Consulates General, including visa applications.
Case No.: 199806294	Collection of ID card number by the employer is permissible pursuant to section 17J of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115) requiring employers to inspect the ID card of a prospective employee before employing him.
Case No.: 199801403	Whether a data user who collects the the ID card number by means of collecting a copy of the ID card under the Code is entitled to retain the copy itself as the data user's permanent record of the ID Card number.
Case No.: 199801809	Practice of godown requiring copy of ID card and writing down of ID card number for taking delivery of goods or setting up accounts.
Case No.: 199801890	Applicant to provide date of birth in his application instead of submitting a copy of his/her ID Card.
Case No.: 199805017	A data user may collect the ID card number of an individual if it is for correct identification which is necessary for the advancement of the interest of the holder (2.3.3.1 of the Code ) or for the prevention of detriment to any person other than the data user (2.3.3.2 of the Code).
Case No.: 199803857	2.4.3 of the Code of Practice on the ID Card Number and other personal identifiers does not apply where the record of an ID card number is received from a party other than the individual who is the holder of the ID card in question.
Case No.: 199803819	Printing of ID card numbers on permits contravenes the Code of Practice on the ID Card number and other personal identifiers.
Case No.: 199805127	Licences and Permits with inclusion of ID number.
Case No.: 199805301	A data user should not issue to any individual any card bearing the ID card number of that individual.
Case No.: 199801913	Whether display on a notice board of the surname and part of the ID card number of an individual is in contravention of the Ordinance.
Case No.: 200016704	Collection of ID copy of an individual guarantor by an equipment leasing company.
Case No.: 200000774	Using the check digit only to check accuracy of an identity card number inputted via a web page
Case No.: 200018712	Whether a social worker is obliged to disclose his identity card number in a statutory form when he made an application to court using that form.
Case No.: enq04_2	Collection of Hong Kong Identity Card Copies from non-account holders buying gift cheques is not necessary

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