Section 11(1) of the PD(P)O provides for the establishment of the Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee to advise the Privacy Commissioner on matters relevant to the privacy of individuals in relation to personal data or otherwise relevant to the implementation of the PD(P)O. The Privacy Commissioner is Chairman of the Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee and its other members are appointed by the Secretary for Home Affairs.

During the period under review, the Committee met for the sixteenth time. At the sixteenth meeting of the Committee held on 13 December 2002, members were presented with the results of a public opinion survey on the use of surveillance cameras in public places. Copies of all agenda, papers and minutes of meetings of the Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee are available on request and payment of a minimal fee to cover photocopying costs.

Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee

Chairman Mr. Raymond Tang Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data

Members     Mr. Wudy Heung Managing Director, Wudy Heung & Co. Mr. Ivan Ko Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Advantage China Holdings Limited Mr. Li Kai-ming Deputy Chief Executive, Consumer Council       Mr. Lo Wing-hung Chief Executive Officer, Sing Tao Daily Mr. Tsang Lai-keung, J.P. Head, Department of Computing, IVE (Shatin) Mr. Yip Kin-man, Raymond Partner, Edmund Cheung & Co.       Mr. Yeung Kwok-keung, J.P. Executive Director, Hong Kong Productivity Council Mrs. Nancy Hui Principal Assistant Secretary for Home Affairs Mr. Joseph Young (Secretary) Admin. & Finance Manager, PCPD