Butterworths Hong Kong Data Privacy Law Handbook - Third Edition

Butterworths Hong Kong Data Privacy Law Handbook - Third Edition is a detailed work of reference containing up-to-date materials on the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap 486), the major piece of legislation pertaining to matters on personal data privacy in Hong Kong, and the proposed legislative amendments which have been in consideration by the Hong Kong Government since 2020.

The Handbook reproduces the text of the Ordinance as currently in force, together with details on amendments and repeals. The Handbook provide section-by-section annotations to the Ordinance, which encompass significant judicial decisions and rules of the court, as well as notes ranging from definitions of words and phrases to discussion on practical aspects and contentious issues.

This Handbook will be an indispensable companion for lawyers, businesspersons, in-house counsels, academics, and all those who are engaged or interested in data privacy in Hong Kong.

What's new in this edition:

• Legislative amendments made by the Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 (32 of 2021), including:
  • Section 64 amended, to create new doxxing offences.
  • New Part 9A (ss 66C-66S) introduced to confer on the Privacy Commissioner various investigative and enforcement powers in respect of the doxxing and related offences.
• New cases added, including:
  • Tsang Po Mann v Tsang Ka Kit [2021] 1 HKLRD 1301, dealing with damages for compensating a data subject for injury to feelings caused by breach of the data protection principles.