Legislative Council Meetings
Legislative Council Meeting
Date: 13 April 2026
Reporting to Legislative Council – Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs and Privacy Commissioner Attend Special Meeting of the Legislative Council Finance Committee
The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs (SCMA), Miss Janice TSE Siu-wa, GBS, attended a special meeting of the Legislative Council (LegCo) Finance Committee on 13 April, at which she briefed LegCo Members on the key areas of the estimated expenditure of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau for 2026-27. The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, also attended the meeting and responded to LegCo Members’ questions concerning the work of her Office (PCPD).
The Privacy Commissioner stated that the PCPD has continued to promote data security and to strengthen collaboration with the industry. In addition to its regular seminars and workshops, the PCPD organised the “AI Security and Cybersecurity Summit for Enterprises” in March this year, providing practical advice on enhancing data security to enterprises, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises. The PCPD also plans to launch a free website security scanning service within the year. Furthermore, the PCPD publishes guidelines on data security from time to time, in particular on the handling and notification of data breach incidents.
On the enforcement front, the PCPD has strengthened its efforts through compliance checks, investigations and inspections to ensure that data users comply with the relevant requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.
Please click here for the opening remarks of the SCMA (Chinese only).
The Privacy Commissioner stated that the PCPD has continued to promote data security and to strengthen collaboration with the industry. In addition to its regular seminars and workshops, the PCPD organised the “AI Security and Cybersecurity Summit for Enterprises” in March this year, providing practical advice on enhancing data security to enterprises, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises. The PCPD also plans to launch a free website security scanning service within the year. Furthermore, the PCPD publishes guidelines on data security from time to time, in particular on the handling and notification of data breach incidents.
On the enforcement front, the PCPD has strengthened its efforts through compliance checks, investigations and inspections to ensure that data users comply with the relevant requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.
Please click here for the opening remarks of the SCMA (Chinese only).
The SCMA, Miss Janice TSE Siu-wa, GBS, attended the Special Meeting of the Legislative Council Finance Committee.
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, attended the Special Meeting of the Legislative Council Finance Committee.