Hong Kong: Legislative Council's Protection of Critical Infrastructures (Computer Systems) Ordinance including local operations requirement enters into force

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Legislative Council's Protection of Critical Infrastructures (Computer Systems) Ordinance including local operations requirement enters into force

On 1 January 2026, the Legislative Council's Protection of Critical Infrastructures (Computer Systems) Ordinance (Ordinance No. 4 of 2025) including local operations requirement enters into force following designation by the Secretary for Security. …

Scope

Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Local operations requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases, infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment, infrastructure provider: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2024-12-06
under deliberation

On 6 December 2024, Protection of Critical Infrastructures (Computer Systems) Ordinance (Ordinance …

2025-03-19
adopted

On 19 March 2025, Protection of Critical Infrastructures (Computer Systems) Ordinance (Ordinance No…

2025-03-28
in grace period

On 28 March 2025, the Legislative Council's Protection of Critical Infrastructures (Computer System…

2026-01-01
in force

On 1 January 2026, the Legislative Council's Protection of Critical Infrastructures (Computer Syste…