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Matching
Procedures
During the reporting
year, the PCPD received six new applications for approval to carry out
matching procedures and two requests for re-approval of matching procedures
undertaken in previous years. There has been a significant decline in
requests for re-approval largely because of revised practices adopted
by the PCPD since 2003. Since then, the Privacy Commissioner has given
re-approval to continue matching procedures in previous years for three
years instead of one.
All six
new applications were requested by public sector organizations. Upon examination,
two were found not to be a matching procedure, as defined under the Ordinance,
and one was later withdrawn. The remaining three applications were approved
subject to conditions imposed pursuant to the power of the Privacy Commissioner
under the Ordinance.
| REQUESTING
PARTY |
RELATED
MATCHING PROCEDURES THAT WERE APPROVED |
| The
Hong Kong Housing Society |
To
prevent duplicated loans from being granted to those landlords and
/ or tenants under the Home Renovation Loan Scheme by comparing
their personal data with data collected by:-
| a) |
the Buildings Department in respect of a similar scheme - Building
Safety Loan Scheme, and |
| b) |
the Urban Renewal Authority under the Building Rehabilitation
Loan
Scheme. |
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| The
Buildings Department |
To
prevent duplicated loans from being granted to those landlords and
/ or tenants under the Building Safety Loan Scheme by comparing their
personal data with data collected by:-
| a) |
the Hong Kong Housing Society under the Home Renovation Loan
Scheme, and |
| b) |
the Urban Renewal Authority under the Building Rehabilitation
Loan
Scheme. |
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| The
Urban Renewal Authority |
To
prevent duplicated loans from being granted to those landlords and
/ or tenants under the Building Rehabilitation Loan Scheme by comparing
their personal data with data collected by:-
| a) |
the Hong Kong Housing Society under the Home Renovation Loan
Scheme, and |
| b) |
the Buildings Department under the Building Safety Loan Scheme.
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