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Matching Procedures

During the reporting year, the PCPD received six new applications for approval to carry out matching procedures and two requests for re-approval of matching procedures undertaken in previous years. There has been a significant decline in requests for re-approval largely because of revised practices adopted by the PCPD since 2003. Since then, the Privacy Commissioner has given re-approval to continue matching procedures in previous years for three years instead of one.

All six new applications were requested by public sector organizations. Upon examination, two were found not to be a matching procedure, as defined under the Ordinance, and one was later withdrawn. The remaining three applications were approved subject to conditions imposed pursuant to the power of the Privacy Commissioner under the Ordinance.

REQUESTING PARTY RELATED MATCHING PROCEDURES THAT WERE APPROVED

The Hong Kong Housing Society
To prevent duplicated loans from being granted to those landlords and / or tenants under the Home Renovation Loan Scheme by comparing their personal data with data collected by:-

a) the Buildings Department in respect of a similar scheme - Building Safety Loan Scheme, and

b) the Urban Renewal Authority under the Building Rehabilitation Loan Scheme.

The Buildings Department To prevent duplicated loans from being granted to those landlords and / or tenants under the Building Safety Loan Scheme by comparing their personal data with data collected by:-

a) the Hong Kong Housing Society under the Home Renovation Loan Scheme, and

b) the Urban Renewal Authority under the Building Rehabilitation Loan Scheme.

The Urban Renewal Authority To prevent duplicated loans from being granted to those landlords and / or tenants under the Building Rehabilitation Loan Scheme by comparing their personal data with data collected by:-

a) the Hong Kong Housing Society under the Home Renovation Loan Scheme, and

b) the Buildings Department under the Building Safety Loan Scheme.

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