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Hiring With Care: What Employers Must Know Before Conducting Background Checks

Conducting background checks on job candidates has become a common practice amongst employers. These may include obtaining work references, inquiring about the candidate's criminal record...

Hong Kong Law Practice

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Lewis Silkin

Legal Update: PCPD's Investigation Reports On Two Data Breach Incidents

In this update, Pádraig Walsh from our Data Privacy team looks at two investigation reports published by the Hong Kong Privacy...

Hong Kong Privacy

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Tanner De Witt

Personal Data And Direct Marketing: Key Takeaways From The Credit Base Conviction

Credit Base (HK) Limited ("Credit Base"), a Hong Kong-based debt collection agency, was recently convicted of two direct marketing offences under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance ("PDPO").

Hong Kong Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Shaping Hong Kong's AI Future: Striking The Right Balance With Generative AI

On 15 April 2025, the Digital Policy Office ("DPO") of Hong Kong released the Generative Artificial Intelligence Technical and Application Guideline (the "Guideline").

Hong Kong Technology

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ONC Lawyers

Hong Kong Passes First Cybersecurity Legislation For Regulating Critical Infrastructures

Hong Kong Technology

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner For Personal Data Completes Compliance Checks On The Use Of AI And Data Privacy

Hong Kong Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner For Personal Data Updated The Leaflet On Legal Assistance For Civil Claims Under The Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance

Hong Kong Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Implementing AI Guidelines In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Technology

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Ius Laboris

HR's Data Strategy: Implementing Gen AI Guidelines In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Technology

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Lewis Silkin

Legal Update: PCPD's Checklist On Use Of GenAI At Work

Hong Kong Technology

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Tanner De Witt

Personal Data Transfers In The Greater Bay Area Of China

Hong Kong Privacy

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Tanner De Witt

Looking Back, Looking Forward: Highlights And Prospects In Hong Kong Data Privacy Regulation

Hong Kong Privacy

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Tanner De Witt

Not Yet The Last Word On Efforts To Scrap Scraping

Hong Kong Privacy

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Tanner De Witt

Saving Face: 5 Top Tips For Using Biometric Data In The Workplace

Hong Kong Privacy

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Ius Laboris

Who Says Crime Doesn't Pay? Risks Of Indemnification Provisions In M&A Deals

Hong Kong Media & IT

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Haldanes

The Empire Strikes Back – Disney & Universal v Midjourney

Hong Kong Technology

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Haldanes

Hong Kong Increases Minimum Wage For Foreign Domestic Workers

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Safeguarding The Mentally Incapacitated: Navigating The Complex Framework For Appointing Mental Health Committees In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Healthcare

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Haldanes

Artificial Intelligence: A Brave New World - China Formulates New AI Global Governance Action Plan And Issues Draft Ethics Rules And AI Labelling Rules

Hong Kong Technology

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Mayer Brown

Five Top Tips For Using Biometric Data In The Workplace In Hong Kong

As we become more accustomed to using our faces or fingerprints to unlock devices in our everyday life, it's not surprising that employers in Hong Kong are considering using biometric systems in the workplace.

Hong Kong Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

When Is Client Contact Information Confidential?

Confidentiality is a key consideration in any commercial endeavour.

Hong Kong Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Artificial Intelligence: Regulatory Landscape In China And Hong Kong

Artificial intelligence ("AI") is now a useful tool in many aspects of our lives. The public release of AI systems using generative pre-trained transformers in large language models has sparked widespread.

Hong Kong Technology

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Tanner De Witt

Internet Regulation In Hong Kong: An Overview

An internet service provider (ISP) will need a telecommunications licence to provide internet services in Hong Kong. It is for this reason that certain responses below refer to the telecommunications sector as well.

Hong Kong Media & IT

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Tanner De Witt

Hong Kong Personal Data Privacy – Enforcement Notice Issued By The Privacy Commissioner For Personal Data ("PCPD")

Hong Kong Privacy

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

UK Pensions Briefing | Cyber And Data Security For Pension Schemes: Key Takeaways

Hong Kong Privacy

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

AI In The Workplace: Employment Law Risks From Using AI

Hong Kong Technology

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Tanner De Witt

Hong Kong Office Of The Privacy Commissioner For Personal Data Issues Updated "Code Of Practice On The Identity Card Number And Other Personal Identifiers: Compliance Guide For Data Users"

Hong Kong Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Paves The Way For Its First Cybersecurity Legislation As Cyberattacks Become Increasingly "Commonplace"

Hong Kong Technology

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Lewis Silkin

HKMA Enhanced Consumer Protection In The Use Of GenAI By Authorized Institutions In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Technology

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong PCPD Issues Model Personal Data Protection AI Framework

Hong Kong Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Auctioning Off Privacy

Hong Kong Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

Hong Kong Alters Gender ID Policy

Hong Kong Employment

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Ius Laboris

Anticipated Tightened Data Privacy Regulations: Raid On Worldcoin

Hong Kong Privacy

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K&L Gates LLP

Hong Kong PCPD Issues Model Personal Data Protection AI Framework

The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has generated much excitement over the past two years. Since the public launch of Open AI's ChatGPT on 30 November 2022...

Hong Kong Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Auctioning Off Privacy

A well known auction house with operating in Hong Kong was recently hit by a major cyberattack, resulting in a shutdown of its website just days before its spring auctions began. The ransomware group, RansomHub...

Hong Kong Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

Hong Kong Alters Gender ID Policy

On 3 April 2024 the Hong Kong Government announced that it would no longer require transgender people to undergo full sex reassignment surgery in order to change the gender markers on their ID cards.

Hong Kong Employment

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Ius Laboris

Anticipated Tightened Data Privacy Regulations: Raid On Worldcoin

In late January 2024, Hong Kong's privacy watchdog, the Personal Data Privacy Commission ("PCPD") raided six premises of Worldcoin...

Hong Kong Privacy

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K&L Gates LLP

Asia IP & TMT: Quarterly Review - Third Quarter 2023

Worldwide Privacy

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Mayer Brown

HKMA Commences E-HKD Pilot Programme

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) commenced its e-HKD Pilot Programme for a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) on 18 May.

Hong Kong Technology

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Mayer Brown

Sharing Is (Not Always) Caring

Gabriela Kennedy, Partner, and Joshua Woo, Registered Foreign Lawyer (Singapore), Mayer Brown, highlight the legal pitfalls to avoid when engaging in sharing personal data across group companies in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Dating Apps – Collection Of Personal Data And Potential Breach Of The Law - Restriction On Use Of Personal Data In Direct Marketing

Under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance ("PDPO") there are restrictions upon data users intending to use the collected personal data of a data subject in direct marketing who must take action at the time of...

Hong Kong Privacy

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Data Privacy Comparative Guide

Data Privacy Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Hong Kong, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Hong Kong Privacy

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Hill Dickinson

Artificial Intelligence - Law Over Borders Comparative Guide 2022

Hong Kong Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Companies Registry Has Introduced A New Inspection Regime Promoting Enhanced Protection To Sensitive Personal Information

Hong Kong Privacy

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Ogier

Loss Of Personal Data Health Medical Records And Breach Of Data Protection Principle 4(1) (DPP4(1)) In The Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance ("PDPO")

Hong Kong Privacy

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Can You Sue In Hong Kong If Personal Data Has Been Stolen? Lessons From Warren v DSG Retail Ltd

Hong Kong Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Doxxing And The Alternative Remedies To Sanction Under The Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance ("PDPO")

Hong Kong Privacy

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Hong Kong Issues New Recommended Model Contractual Clauses For Cross-Border Transfer Of Personal Data

Hong Kong Privacy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Are arbitrations private & confidential in Hong Kong?

Hong Kong Litigation

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Timothy Loh LLP

Defamation And Privacy Law In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Personal Data Privacy – Hotel Guests And Shoppers – The Perils Of Database Hacking

Hong Kong Privacy

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Hong Kong PDPO Amended To Criminalise Doxxing

Hong Kong Privacy

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Investigation And Disciplinary Action: Law And Practice In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Employment

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Reynolds Porter Chamberlain

Fight Against Doxxing In Hong Kong - A Closer Look At The Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021

Hong Kong Privacy

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Withers LLP

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTS) – Common Legal Implications To Consider

Hong Kong Technology

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ELLALAN

Asia IP & TMT: Quarterly Review - Third Quarter 2021

Hong Kong Technology

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Mayer Brown

Can One Be Convicted Of Doxxing In Hong Kong?

Hong Kong Privacy

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ELLALAN

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Corporate Professionals

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Gamma Law

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Alpha Partners

Quick learners - bitesize legal insights for the education sector

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Colin Biggers & Paisley

Privacy Considerations Surrounding The Introduction Of The COVIDSafe Contact Tracing App In Australia (Video)

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Davies Collison Cave

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