WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1992
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DATA PROTECTION LAW UNDER STUDY
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ITS
MR
THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF DELIBERATING THE BASIC
AN APPROPRIATE FEATURES OF
APPROACH TO DATA PROTECTION AND IMPLEMENTATION IN HONG KONG, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MICHAEL SUEN, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PETER WONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR SUEN SAID PARTICULAR ATTENTION WOULD BE PAID TO THE AND CONTENT OF SUCH LEGISLATION, AS WELL AS THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROTECTION SCHEME.
THE
PROTECTION
IN THE INTERIM, HE SAID, THE WORKING GROUP ON DATA
WHICH LEGISLATION HAS ESTABLISHED A SET OF PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO BOTH THE PUBLIC
INVITING AND PRIVATE SECTORS, COMPLIANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES THEIR ADHERENCE TO THE PRINCIPLES AND ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS.
"THESE
PRINCIPLES WERE BASED ON THOSE WHICH HAVE BEEN ADOPTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT 1984," HE SAID.
PRIVACY EXAMINING THE
MR SUEN ALSO TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT SINCE MARCH 1990, A
BEEN OF THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION HAS SUB-COMMITTEE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA IN RECORDED FORM.
"ITS
OF REFERENCE ARE MUCH BROADER THAN TERMS WORKING GROUP, NOT BEING RESTRICTED TO AUTOMATED DATA.
BEING ELECTRONIC
"THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE IS BROADER, WITH ONLY A MINORITY SPECIALISTS,' HE SAID.
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THOSE
OF
THE
CORRESPONDINGLY DATA PROCESSING
IN ORDER THAT BOTH PARTIES COULD BE MUTUALLY ACQUAINTED THE PATH TAKEN BY THE OTHER, MR SUEN SAID ARRANGEMENTS HAD BEEN FOR CROSS-MEMBERSHIP AND EXCHANGE OF MINUTES.
WITH MADE
HOWEVER,
MR
SUEN SAID THESE MEASURES HAVE MINIMISED TOTALLY ELIMINATED THE POTENTIALITY OF THE TWO GROUPS DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO THE SAME SUBJECT MATTER.
BUT
NOT
ADOPTING
"TO OVERCOME THIS PROBLEM, WE INTEND TO USE THE OCCASION OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE PRIVACY SUB-COMMITTEE'S COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON ITS FINDINGS FOR PUBLIC CIRCULATION LATER THIS YEAR, TO COLLECT
THE THE WIDER QUESTION OF ON PUBLIC FEEDBACKS 'PRIVACY OF PERSONAL DATA, HE SAID.
"
PROTECTION
GENERAL
OF
THE
MR
SUEN SAID THE NEXT STEP WILL VERY MUCH BE PUBLIC FEEDBACK.
GUIDED
BY
THE
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