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Date Press Releases
2008
26 September 2008 New member of Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee appointed
17 September 2008 Statement by the Privacy Commissioner Following the Judgment made in HCAL 50/2008
10 September 2008 Privacy Commissioner welcomes HA's effort to enhance patient data privacy
29 August 2008 Public seminar for young people
28 August 2008 Response to Judgment of judicial review application by Cathay Pacific
28 August 2008 "Privacy is Your Business" International Video Competition Prize Presentation Ceremony
26 August 2008 Personal Data Privacy Campaign for Estate Agency Trade
25 August 2008 Privacy Commissioner Launches Privacy Awareness Week 2008
14 August 2008 Privacy Commissioner accepts an Undertaking by HSBC
29 July 2008 Privacy Commissioner explains recommendations on the protection of patients' data privacy
22 July 2008 Privacy Commissioner Publishes Inspection Report on Hospital Authority
14 July 2008 The Privacy Commissioner completes the Inspection of the Hospital Authority's Personal Data System
4 July 2008 Response to data loss incidents by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
4 July 2008 Speech by Privacy Commissioner at the special meeting of Legislative Council Panel on Home Affairs
5 June 2008 The Director of Immigration Department signed formal undertaking
29 May 2008 Progress of Inspection Against Hospital Authority
27 May 2008 Response to data leakage by the Police
23 May 2008 The Privacy Commissioner responds to media report today that "Cathay Pacific Airways Limited lawyer John Bleach believed the Commissioner had "erred in law". He described the finding that cabin crews feared they would face disciplinary action as irrational."
22 May 2008 The Privacy Commissioner's clarification on "criminalizing data leakage"
15 May 2008 Response following former Deputy Commissioner's conviction
10 May 2008 Privacy Commissioner strives to promote protection of personal data privacy
9 May 2008 "Privacy is Your Business" International Privacy Video Competition
8 May 2008 Response to data loss by HSBC
8 May 2008 Response to data leakage by Immigration Department
8 May 2008 Privacy Commissioner commences inspection against Hospital Authority
6 May 2008 Privacy Commissioner commits himself to securing patients' data
25 April 2008 Response to the loss of medical data by Department of Health
23 April 2008 Privacy Commissioner's response following former Deputy Commissioner's conviction
1 April 2008 Amended Data Access Request Form takes effect
13 March 2008 In response to the article "Is privacy sufficiently protected in Hong Kong?" (This article provides Chinese version only)
13 March 2008 In response to the letter "Privacy Ordinance already gives people enough protection"
29 February 2008 In response to the letter "Privacy plan takes an absurd turn"
26 February 2008 Proposals to amend the privacy law
for better protection of online personal data
25 February 2008 A Doctor convicted of breaching the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
19 February 2008 Mindful of providing personal data to others
19 February 2008 Debt collection agents recover debts from referees
19 February 2008 Year Ender 2007 of the PCPD
19 February 2008 Response to the incident of online circulation of nude photos
15 January 2008 Installation of CCTV in Public Transportation Vehicles
4 January 2008 Privacy Commissioner amends the Data Access Request Form
2007
21 September 2007 Investigation Report : Collection of Personal Data for Promotional Purpose
21 September 2007 Appointments to Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee announced
31 August 2007 "Privacy is Your Business" Prize Presentation Ceremony
29 August 2007 PCPD held public seminar on "Creative Thinking and Blog Writing Skills"
28 August 2007 Privacy Commissioner publishes guidance note on collection of fingerprint data
27 August 2007 Seminar on Protection of Online Personal Data
26 August 2007 Privacy Commissioner Launches Privacy Awareness Week
26 August 2007 Opinion Survey: Attitudes of Young People towards Disclosure of Personal Data on the Internet
13 August 2007 Conviction against a credit card company
20 July 2007 Joint press release issued by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data and the Inland Revenue Department - Privacy Commissioner meets with the Inland Revenue Department
19 July 2007 Privacy Commissioner probes into alleged misconduct concerning personal data of 13,400 taxpayers
15 July 2007 Job seekers should be careful when providing personal data
11 July 2007 PCPD implemented information security enhancement measures
27 Jun 2007 Successful conviction against a magazine marketing company
11 Jun 2007 Privacy Commissioner probes the release of examination results by a university
22 May 2007 Proposed Amendments to Code of Practice on Consumer Credit Data
2 May 2007 Students encouraged to participate in international privacy competition
17 April 2007 Privacy Commissioner completed preliminary inquiry into IPD incident
2 April 2007 Privacy Commissioner Probes into IPD Data Disclosure
26 March 2007 Seminar on "Protecting Persoanl Data in the Electronic Media"
15 March 2007 Further response to the Investigation Report
14 March 2007 Privacy Commissioner released investigation report against email service provider
1 February 2007 PCPD Responds to a Statement
18 January 2007 A telecommunications company fined $14,000 for breaching Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
5 January 2007 A debt collection agent fined for breaching Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
2006
14 December 2006 Hotel Privacy Campaign Prize Presentation Ceremony
28 November 2006 New guidance note on property management practices
10 November 2006 26th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities Forum
26 October 2006 Privacy Commissioner's statement
26 October 2006 Privacy Commissioner releases the IPCC investigation report
26 October 2006 Information Security Enhancement Campaign
4 October 2006 LCSD data leak incident
19 September 2006 Privacy Commissioner completed investigation on IPCC data leakage
15 September 2006 A telecommunications company fined for breaching Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
16 August 2006 New publication provides in-depth interpretation
27 June 2006 Hotel Privacy Campaign
7 June 2006 Personal Data Protection and Promotional Telephone Calls
25 April 2006 Appointment of Deputy Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
3 April 2006 Privacy Commissioner's response to the LRC report
30 March 2006 Children to learn protection of personal data privacy in a lively way
20 March 2006 Youth Opinion Poll Series (144) Survey of Youth Attitudes & Perceptions Towards Personal Data Privacy
13 March 2006 Privacy Commissioner Probes into IPCC Data Leak
10 March 2006 Response to Media Enquiries
21 February 2006 Response to Media Report
21 February 2006 Privacy issues arising from a recent court judgment
13 February 2006 Response to media enquiries
3 February 2006 Privacy Issues Arising from Important Incidents
26 January 2006 Privacy Commissioner welcomes High Court's Judicial Ruling
13 January 2006 New Corporate Logo
2005
12 December 2005 Response to media enquiries
8 December 2005 Investigation report on a self-initiated case involving covert monitoring at work
1 November 2005 The PCPD is extremely concerned about social issues relating to personal data privacy
29 September 2005 Response to a media report
1 September 2005 The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data gives an account on his work after taking the Office for one month
26 August 2005 Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee Members appointed
(issued by HKSAR Government)
17 August 2005 Work of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
8 August 2005 Deputy Commissioner not required to resume duties
4 August 2005 Privacy Commissioner probes allegations made in the media
1 June 2005 First APEC Technical Assistance Seminar Held in Hong Kong
17 May 2005 Results of the "Respect Others and Protect Privacy" Poster Design Competition
23 April 2005 Mr. Roderick Woo Appointed Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
4 March 2005 "Telling You My Secret"
Educating Primary School Children the Importance of Privacy Protection
2 March 2005 Capture the Best Moments in Hong Kong and Macau
23 February 2005 Privacy Online Seminar - Easy Access to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
14 February 2005 Spreading the Message of Privacy Through Art
2004

December 17, 2004

Better Privacy Protection for Employees at Work

June 29, 2004

Privacy Commissioner Approves First Privacy Compliance Audit Report

April 30, 2004

PCPD Presents Hilarious Privacy Drama Again

March 22, 2004

Guidance Note on Cross-Marketing Activities

March 15, 2004

"Telling you my secret"-A Privacy Enhancement Activity in the Primary Schools
2003

December 18, 2003

Privacy Commissioner Releases Consultation Report on Monitoring and Personal Data Privacy at Work

August 7, 2003

Hilarious Drama Educates Public on Privacy Protection

June 28, 2003

Talented Youths Awarded Prizes for Privacy TV Advertisements

May 22, 2003

Amendments to Code of Practice on Consumer Credit Data gazettes tomorrow

January 23, 2003

Consultation report on the sharing of positive credit data

 

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