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The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, announced the appointment of Mr Alan CHEUNG to the Standing Committee on Technological Developments (SCTD) of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data on 30 December 2022 for a two-year term from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024.

 

Mr Alan CHEUNG is the Senior Director of the Trust and Artificial Intelligence Technologies Division of Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI). He has more than 20 years of experience in research and development, which focuses on both hardware and software applications in the secured systems domain. He is also a pioneer in blockchain technology. Currently he leads the division in driving ASTRI’s initiatives, particularly in relation to Fintech and Smart City.

 

The Privacy Commissioner would also like to take the opportunity to thank the outgoing member, Mr Mark PARSONS, for his invaluable contributions and advice to the SCTD over the years.

 

With effect from 1 January 2023, the members of the SCTD (in alphabetical order of surname) are as follows:
 

The SCTD was established to advise the Privacy Commissioner on, among other things, the impacts of the developments in the processing of data and information technology on the privacy of individuals in relation to personal data.

Mr Alan CHEUNG	Mr Mark PARSONS