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Date Speeches, Articles and Papers Archive
14 November 2011 Review of Non-means-tested Loan Schemes Administered by the Student Financial Assistance Agency
PCPD's submission to the Administration and the Legislative Council Panel on Education
13 July 2011 Data Protection: Recent trends and developments in Hong Kong
(Speech delivered by Mr. Allan Chiang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Hong Kong) at Privacy Laws & Business 24th Annual International Conference on 13 July 2011, St. John’s College, Cambridge, United Kingdom)
10 June 2011 Keynote speech presented by Mr. Allan Chiang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data at "The 43rd Distinguished Salesperson Award Presentation Ceremony" organized by Hong Kong Management Association and Sales and Marketing Executives Club on 10 June 2011
(This article provides Chinese version only)
31 May 2011 Response of Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data to “Report on Further Public Discussions on Review of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance”
PCPD's Paper submitted to the Administration and the Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs on 31 May 2011
16 May 2011 Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data's paper on "Update on the Work of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data"
for the meeting of Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs on 16 May 2011
18 April 2011 "Expanding Sharing of Consumer Credit Data: Where Do You Draw the Line?"
(Speech presented by Mr. Allan Chiang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data to the Foreign Correspondents' Club on 18 April 2011)
27 November 2010 "Information highway - linking Hong Kong to the Global village and how accountants can add value"
(Keynote speech presented by Mr. Allan Chiang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data at "IT Conference 2010" organized by Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants on 27 November 2010)
20 November 2010 Report on Public Consultation on Review of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance - PCPD's Paper for the Special meeting of Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs on 20 November 2010
for the Special meeting of Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs on 20 November 2010
15 November 2010 Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data's paper on "Briefing by the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data"
for the meeting of Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs on 15 November 2010
23 October 2010 "Hong Kong Letter - Allan Chiang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data"
(This article provides Chinese version only)
19 October 2010 Hong Kong Computer Society Innovation & Technology Series:Distinguished Speaker Luncheon
(speech presented by Mr. Allan Chiang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data at the Hong Kong Computer Society Innovation & Technology Series on 19 October 2010)
31 July 2010 "Hong Kong Letter - Roderick Woo, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data"
(This article provides Chinese version only)
4 January 2010 "Challenges posed by Biometric Technology on Data Privacy Protection and the Way Forward"
(speech presented by Mr. Roderick Woo, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data at the Opening Lecture of the Third International Conference on Ethics and Policy of Biometrics and International Data Sharing at the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong on 4 January 2010)
December 2009 "Review of the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance : from the perspective of Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner"
(This article was written by Mr. Roderick Woo, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data. Acknowledgement: it was published in the "Privacy Laws and Business International Newsletter" in December 2009)
8 October 2009 "Consultation on the Review of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
Why the review is being conducted and what this means to you"
(speech presented by Mr. Roderick Woo, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data at Baker & McKenzie on 8 October 2009)
26 September 2008 "Impact of Technology on Data Privacy"
(speech presented by Mr. Roderick Woo, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data at the Hong Kong International Computer Conference 2008 on 26 September 2008)
23 September 2006 "Hong Kong Letter - Roderick Woo, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data"
(This article provides Chinese version only)
22 July 2006 Luncheon Talk "Privacy and the Development of Privacy Rights in Hong Kong"
(speech presented by Mr. Roderick Woo, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong Translation Society, 22 July 2006)
5 July 2006 "Privacy Crises in Hong Kong and how the Privacy Commissioner is Dealing with them"
(speech presented by Mr. Roderick Woo, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong SAR, China, at the Privacy Laws and Business Conference, 3-5 July 2006, Cambridge, England)
22-23 May 2006 "Epidemics, Privacy Rights and Public Concerns: The Hong Kong SARS Experience"
(speech presented by Mr. Roderick Woo, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong SAR, China, at the Workshop on Globalisation and New Epidemics: Ethics, Security and Policy Making, 22-23 May 2006, Brussels)
1 October 2005 "Hong Kong Letter - Roderick Woo, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data"
(This article provides Chinese version only)
1-2 June 2005 APEC ECSG Technical Assistance Seminar: Domestic Implementation of the APEC Privacy Framework
The APEC Electronic Commerce Steering Group (ECSG) held its first technical assistance seminar in Hong Kong, China on 1-2 June 2005 to implement the APEC Privacy Framework.
Click here to download the seminar presentations/ papers.
7 April 2005 "Technological Ubiquity- The Need for Consumer Privacy Protection"
(speech presented by Mr. Tony Lam, Acting Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong SAR, China, at the ITU Workshop on Ubiquitous Network Societies, 6-8 April 2005, Geneva, Switzerland)
1 January 2005 "Hong Kong Letter - Raymond Tang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data"
(This article provides Chinese version only)
17 October 2004 “Protection of Consumer Credit Data ~ Origin of the Hong Kong regime ~ Balance between individual privacy right and public interests”
(presented by Mr. Raymond Tang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong at the Shanghai and Hong Kong Business and Personal Integrity Legal Forum at Shanghai on 17 October 2004)
(This page provides Chinese version only)
14 September 2004 "The Right to Privacy - The Right to Dignity"
(speech presented by Mr. Raymond Tang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong SAR, China, at the 26th International Conference on Privacy and Data Protection on 14-16 September at Wroclaw, Poland)
19 February 2004 "Developments in Privacy - A View from Asia ~ Laying the Foundations for a Consolidated Approach towards Privacy to meet the Challenges ahead"
(keynote address presented by Mr. Raymond Tang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong SAR, China, at the 4th IAPP Privacy and Data Security Summit and Expo on 19 February 2004 at Washington - DC, US)
10-12 September 2003 "Practical Privacy for People, Government and Business"
(speech presented by Mr. Raymond Tang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong SAR, China, at the 25th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners on 10-12 September at Sydney, Australia)
7-9 July 2003 "Partners in Privacy - Working Towards a Privacy Aware Society in Hong Kong"
(speech presented by Mr. Raymond Tang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong SAR, China, at Privacy Laws and Business 16th Annual Conference at Cambridge, UK)
13 February 2003 "Implementing Data Privacy Principles: How Are Governments Making it Work in the Real World?"
(speech presented by Mr. Raymond Tang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong SAR, China, at APEC 2003, E-Commerce Steering Group APEC Data Privacy Workshop on 13 February 2003 at Chiang Rai, Thailand)
9-11 September 2002 "Data Protection, Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Information - Conflicting Principles or Complementary Rights? "
(speech presented by Mr Raymond Tang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong SAR at the 24th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners on 9 - 11 September 2002 at Cardiff, Wales)
12 June 2002 "A Presentation on Privacy and Security ~ The Case for Coexistence"
(speech presented by Mr Raymond Tang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data at the Asian Securitex Conference on 12 June 2002)
20 May 2002 "Privacy, Security and Transborder Data Flows - Observations from Hong Kong"
(speech presented by Mr Raymond Tang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data at the National Academy of Public Administration Annual Conference in the US on 20 May 2002)
22 February 2002 "Approaches to Privacy - The Hong Kong Experience"
(speech presented by Mr Raymond Tang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data at the APEC E-Commerce Steering Group Forum on Privacy in Mexico on 22 February 2002)
January 2002 "Building a Harmonious Society wtih Privacy"
An interview with Mr. Raymond Tang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
January 2002 "The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data", from "Hong Kong Lawyer"
27 March 2001 "Asian Personal Data Privacy Forum" 27 March 2001, Hong Kong SAR
26 March 2001 "E--Privacy in the New Economy" Conference 26 March 2001, Hong Kong SAR
16-18 December 2000 "Personal Data Privacy Issues of E-Medicine" 16-18 December 2000, Hong Kong SAR
September 13-15,2000 "Privacy of Personal Data in the New Economy"
(This is a powerpoint presentation presented by Mr. Stephen Lau, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, H.K. at the "Global Privacy Summit", at Washington, U.S.)
January 1999 "A Lesson in Data Courtesy", from "Company Secretary" (Jan 1999, Vol. 9 No.1)
January 1999 "Protecting Your Right to Privacy", from "Hong Kong Lawyer"
July 30 - August 1, 1998 "Electronic Commerce, Consumer Rights and Data Privacy"
July 13 - 15, 1998 "Direct Marketing and Privacy Related to Personal Data"
February 12 & 13, 1998 "Privacy - the First Roadkill on the Information Superhighway?"
September 17 - 19, 1997 "The Asian Status with respect to the observance of the OECD Guidelines and the EU Directive"
March 1997 "Getting to Know the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance"
(This paper gives an introduction to the data protection principles of the Ordinance and what they mean for private sector organisations in general and journalists in particular)

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