The Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Amendment Ordinance was passed on 27 June 2012. This ends a nearly three year process initially spurred by the need to bring the existing legislation in line with technological and other advancements that occurred since it was enacted in 1996.
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Hong Kong’s Privacy Commissioner Publishes Guidance Note on Personal Data Erasure and Anonymisation
Organisations in Hong Kong are required under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance to erase personal data when the data is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected.
The Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data recently has published a Guidance Note, entitled “Guidance on Personal Data Erasure and Anonymisation,” which is relevant to compliance under the Ordinance.