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Date: 14 April 2026
Promoting Digital Economy – Privacy Commissioner Attends the 2026 World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, attended the 2026 World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit (Summit) on 14 April, where she engaged in discussions with representatives of international organisations, and experts and scholars.
The Summit was hosted by the World Internet Conference, organised by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and co-organised by the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau. Following the debut hosting of last year’s summit, Hong Kong once again hosted the Summit this year under the theme “Digital and Intelligent Empowerment for Innovative Development - Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace”.
Through participants’ in-depth discussions on global internet frontier topics, the Summit aims to promote high-quality innovation and technology development, strengthen regional digital collaboration, and jointly create new momentum and advantages for the development of the Asia-Pacific region.
In addition, the Assistant Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Compliance, Global Affairs and Research) of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Mr Alex CHAN Chung-man, also participated in a panel discussion titled “Dialogue on the Development of Hong Kong’s Cybersecurity Standards Framework”. The panel focused on how to ensure alignment between regulatory oversight, law enforcement and compliance guidance, as well as providing the industry with clear and consistent implementation standards.
The Summit was hosted by the World Internet Conference, organised by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and co-organised by the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau. Following the debut hosting of last year’s summit, Hong Kong once again hosted the Summit this year under the theme “Digital and Intelligent Empowerment for Innovative Development - Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace”.
Through participants’ in-depth discussions on global internet frontier topics, the Summit aims to promote high-quality innovation and technology development, strengthen regional digital collaboration, and jointly create new momentum and advantages for the development of the Asia-Pacific region.
In addition, the Assistant Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Compliance, Global Affairs and Research) of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Mr Alex CHAN Chung-man, also participated in a panel discussion titled “Dialogue on the Development of Hong Kong’s Cybersecurity Standards Framework”. The panel focused on how to ensure alignment between regulatory oversight, law enforcement and compliance guidance, as well as providing the industry with clear and consistent implementation standards.
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, attended the 2026 World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit.
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling (second left), attended the 2026 World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit, and took a group photo with the Deputy Division Director-level Inspector of the Information Center, Liaison Office of the Central People Government in the Hong Kong Special Administration Region, Mr ZHOU Wuhu (third left), the President of the Hong Kong Cybersecurity Professional Association, Dr Rocky CHENG Chung-ngam, JP (third right), the Commissioner of Critical Infrastructure (Computer-system Security), Mr Francis CHAN Wing-on (second right), the Director of the China Information Technology Security Evaluation Center, Mr PENG Tao (first left) and the Assistant Commissioner for Digital Policy (Project Governance and Cybersecurity), Ms Candy CHAN Wai-chung (first right).