Hong Kong

Hong Kong provides certain privacy and data security protections and requirements. Companies subject to the law should be familiar with all relevant privacy and data laws or regulations, including those listed below.

National Data Protection Authority - Other Government Agencies

Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD)
English
Chinese
Communications and Technology Branch - Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau
Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA)

Privacy Law and Regulations

Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, December 1996 (amended 2012)
Codes of Practice- Guidelines
Privacy Guidelines: Monitoring and Personal Data Privacy at Work
Privacy Guidelines: Personal Data Protection in Cross-border Data Transfer
Privacy Guidelines: Proper Handling of Customers' Personal Data for the Banking Industry
Code of Practice on Human Resource Management
Code of Practice on Consumer Credit Data: How Does It Affect You?
Code of Practice on the Identity Card Number and other Personal Identifiers
Telecommunications
Telecommunications Ordinance
Code of Practice on Protection of Customer Information for Fixed and Mobile Service Operators
Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance

Enforcement authority - Office of the Communications Authority

The Unsolicited Electronic Messages Regulation (UEMR)
Code of Practice under the UEMO (revised on 30 August 2013)
The Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance: An Industry Guide
OFCA Information Website on the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance
Anti-Spam Website - Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region