Hong Kong: Privacy Protection

Pension schemes face increased cyber threats due to their valuable data and complex supplier chains. Regulatory expectations now require trustees to establish robust cyber defenses, monitor risks, map data flows, and maintain incident response plans, ensuring compliance with both the Pensions Regulator and ICO standards.

The use of Artificial Intelligence ("AI") can provide benefit to all sectors of the economy. This requires AI to be deployed in workplaces. Employers and HR teams must be mindful...

In August 2024, the Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data ("PCPD") released a revision of the "Code of Practice on the Identity Card Number...