Hong Kong: Adoption of Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021
Description
Adoption of Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021
On 29 September 2021, the Hong Kong Legislative Council adopted the Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021. The law sets to (i) criminalise doxxing acts; (ii) empower the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data to conduct criminal investigatio…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2021-07-16
under deliberation
2021-09-29
adopted
Key regulatory dimensions
Regulated subjects
The businesses, government agencies or individuals affected by this policy or regulatory change.
producer / supplier
1
Type
Private organisation
Economic activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Category
All