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The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau today (September 27) announced the new composition of the Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee which will take effect on October 1.
The membership of the Committee as from October 1 is as follows:
Chairman:
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Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
Members:
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Ms Shirley Ha Suk-ling
Mr Billy Hung Hing-chuen
Mr Jimmy Kwok Chun-wah (new appointee)
Ms Shen Shuk-ching
Mr Siu Sai-wo
Mr David Wan Chuck-fan (new appointee)
Ms Winnie Yeung Cheung-wah (new appointee)
Deputy Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs or
Principal Assistant Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
All 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 for Personal Data on the protection of personal data privacy and matters relevant to the operation of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance," a spokesman for the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau said.
The Committee, established under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, is chaired by the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Mr Allan Chiang.
The appointment notice was gazetted today.
Ends/Friday, September 27, 2013
Issued at HKT 11:01
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