Original title: Hong Kong cracks down on personal privacy violations. The SAR government strongly opposes confusion by foreign media
Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, July 6th. In response to Hong Kong’s amendments to the regulations against personal privacy violations, foreign media confuse the audience with out-of-context reports. The SAR government expressed strong opposition on the 6th.
On the 5th, foreign media reported that several Internet companies expressed concern about the proposed amendments to Hong Kong’s “Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance” and sent a private letter to warn the SAR government, alleging that these companies had to publish information for users to avoid their employees. The information is criminally liable and may stop providing services to the Hong Kong region. It is also said that the Asian Internet Alliance also wrote to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data of Hong Kong to express its concern.
The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau of the Special Administrative Region Government found that the Alliance has uploaded a letter to the Privacy Office on its website. The letter does not mention the attitude of individual Internet company members, nor does it mention that its members have plans to withdraw from Hong Kong. This has also been clarified.
The spokesperson of the SAR government strongly opposes that foreign media use out-of-context reports to confuse the public. The spokesman said that in recent years, the “criminal” behavior of infringing personal data privacy has been rampant. The society strongly urges the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau to criminalize the “criminal” behavior and strengthen law enforcement. In response to the actual experience in the investigation and prosecution involved in the handling of “priming” cases in the past, the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau and the Privacy Office are amending the Privacy Ordinance to more effectively handle and regulate actions related to “priming”.
The spokesperson emphasized that the amendments only involve combating “underground” behaviors and empowering the Privacy Office to enforce the law. The scope of crimes is clearly defined, targeted and targeted, and an appropriate balance is struck between the protection of privacy and the protection of freedom of speech.
Prior to this, the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau and the Privacy Office have been maintaining good communication with relevant parties. Before foreign media reports, the Privacy Office has met with the Alliance to learn about its proposed Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. Revised concern.
The spokesman said that the SAR government is willing to listen to the opinions of the coalition and other relevant parties, and strive to submit an amendment bill to the Legislative Council in this legislative year.
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