PCPD - Activities Update

Familiarization Visit to the Cathay Pacific Airways Limited

One of the major functions of the DPOC Club is to provide a platform for members to learn good practices in data protection from each other. To achieve this goal, the Club organized a familiarization visit to the Cathay Pacific Airways Limited on 1 November 2007. Mr. Albert Wong, Manager Personnel Strategy & Relations and Ms Anthea Leung, Assistant Personnel Manager of Cathay Pacific, delivered an informative presentation to 47 members about its data protection practices and online training module. Members also had the rare opportunity to tour around the Flight Training Centre and the Cabin Crew Safety Training School. Members were glad to learn the innovative and interesting ways of instilling the notion of personal data protection into the work culture for all levels of staff.

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[Image of Data Protection Principles in the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance - from the Privacy Commissioner's perspective]New publication: "Data Protection Principles in the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance - from the Privacy Commissioner's perspective"

This publication explains, in a systematic and in-depth manner, the ways in which the major provisions of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance have been generally applied by the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data.

The topics explored include fundamental concepts such as "personal data", "data user" and the meaning of "collect", as well as the "six data protection principles". Where available, references are made to the relevant case law, decisions by the Administrative Appeals Board, as well as views taken by the Privacy Commissioner in the handling of complaints and enquiry cases in discharge of his regulatory functions and powers.

An exclusive discount is now offered to members of Data Protection Officer's Club. Click here to download the Order Form.

Visit to the Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Limited

One of the major functions of the DPOC Club is to provide a platform for members to learn good practices in data protection from each other. To achieve this goal, the Club organized a familiarization visit to the Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Limited on 26 May 2006. At the meeting, Ms Candy Wong, Legal Manager of Sony Hong Kong, delivered an informative presentation to over 70 members about the success of Sony's personal data protection campaign. Members were glad to learn the innovative and interesting ways of instilling the notion of personal data protection into the work culture for all levels of staff. For details of Sony's Personal Information Management, please read issue 16 of our newsletter.

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