Telling a Good Hong Kong Story – Privacy Commissioner Attends the 62nd Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities Forum
Date: 28 November 2024
Telling a Good Hong Kong Story –
Privacy Commissioner Attends the 62nd Asia Pacific Privacy
Authorities Forum
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal
Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, attended the 62nd
Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum from 26 to 27 November
2024 in Tokyo, Japan, organised by the Personal Information Protection
Commission of Japan. The Forum brought together representatives from
17 APPA members, along with delegates from other privacy or data
protection authorities or networks, privacy protection think-tanks and
academic institutions. Attendees exchanged views on regulatory
experiences, enforcement challenges and legislative reforms, as well
as discussed topical privacy issues.
The Privacy
Commissioner participated in a panel discussion titled “Governance of
AI and Emerging Technologies in the Asia Pacific Region: Perspectives
and Initiatives” alongside fellow regulators and academics from
California, the United States, Japan, Korea and Singapore where the
panellists explored the interplay between governance of artificial
intelligence (AI) and protection of personal data privacy.
The
Privacy Commissioner also attended bilateral meetings with
Commissioners or senior representatives from regulators in Japan,
Korea, Singapore and Italy during which the parties discussed a
variety of data protection issues and explored the potential areas for
collaboration with a view to strengthening the ties between the Office
of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) and privacy or
data protection authorities from other jurisdictions.
At the
Forum, the Assistant Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Acting)
(Legal, Global Affairs and Research) of the PCPD, Ms Fiona LAI Ho-yan,
gave an overview of the PCPD’s work in relation to the handling of
data breach incidents and introduced the wide array of educational and
promotional efforts undertaken by the PCPD in promoting data security
and cybersecurity.
Major themes discussed at the APPA Forum
included:
Governance of AI and emerging technologies;
Enforcement and legislative developments;
Training
and awareness raising activities;
Cross-border data
transfers; and
Protecting children’s privacy.
Founded in 1992, APPA serves as the principal forum for
privacy and data protection authorities in the Asia Pacific region to
strengthen cooperation, discuss best practices and share information
on privacy regulations and emerging technologies.
The Privacy
Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling (front row, eighth right) and
representatives from the PCPD were pictured with delegates who
attended the 62nd APPA Forum.
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada
CHUNG Lai-ling (second left), participated in a panel discussion at
the 62nd
APPA Forum.
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada
CHUNG Lai-ling (first left), met with Commissioners of the Personal
Information Protection Commission of Japan, Mr OHSHIMA Shuhei and Mr
ASAI Yuji, at a bilateral meeting.
The Privacy Commissioner,
Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling (left), met with Commissioner of the Personal
Data Protection Commission of Singapore, Mr LEW Chuen-hong (right), at
a bilateral meeting.
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