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The Government today (September 25) announced the new term of membership to the Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee with effect from October 1.
The membership of the committee as from October 1 is as follows:
Chairman:
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Mr Roderick Woo Bun
Members:
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Mr Bunny Chan Chung-bun
Ms Virginia Choi Wai-kam
Mr Anthony Chow Wing-kin
Ms Shirley Ha Suk-ling (new appointee)
Mr Siu Sai-wo
Mr Edwin Tam Kwok-kiu
Dr Yip Chi-kwong
Deputy Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs or
Principal Assistant Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
The members are appointed for a term of two years.
"Given the wealth of experience and the broad spectrum of expertise of the committee members, we are confident that the committee will be able to provide valuable advice to the Privacy Commissioner on the protection of personal data privacy and matters relevant to the operation of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance," a government spokesman said.
The committee, established under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, is chaired by the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Mr Roderick Woo.
The appointment notice is gazetted today.
Ends/Friday, September 25, 2009
Issued at HKT 11:01
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