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Title: 25th International Conference of


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  • 25th International Conference of
  • Data Protection Privacy Commissioners
  • 10 - 12 September 2003, Sydney, Australia
  • Plenary Session A
  • Regulating Privacy what others are doing
  • Personal Data Privacy The Asian Agenda
  • Presented by Raymond Tang
  • Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong
    SAR

2
OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and
Transborder Flows of Personal Data
  • Benchmark of data protection guidelines
  • Vintage 1980
  • Harmonisation of national legislation

3
The European Union Directive onData Protection
and Transborder Data Flows
  • Vintage 1995
  • Clarity of requirements and expectations
  • Portrayed by some as (overly) prescriptive
  • December 2001 contractual option

4
Data Privacy - The Asian Context
  • Diversities
  • Technological developments highlight data
    protection issues
  • Economic incentives

5
Situation in Hong Kong (1)
  • OECD style framework
  • Emphasis on balancing private right and public
    interest
  • Code of Practice on Consumer Credit Data
  • (Proposed) Code of Practice on Monitoring and
    Personal Data Privacy at Work

6
Situation in Hong Kong (2)
  • External trade oriented economy
  • Proximity to Mainland China - potentially
    largest market
  • Need to work with regional partners
  • Regional issues no different from those in
    Western economies
  • Common objective - data protection

7
Asia Pacific Initiatives
Asia Privacy Forum (APF)
Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
8
APEC
  • 21 member economies
  • Spans 4 continents representing more than 1/3 of
    worlds population, 50 world GDP, 47 world
    trade
  • 1998 Blueprint for Action on E-Commerce
  • Electronic Commerce Steering Group

APEC Privacy Sub-Group
9
  • Proposal to establish
  • APEC Privacy Principles
  • Approach under discussion
  • (Described by some as OECD-like)
  • Benefit lies in establishing common platform and
    an acceptable regulatory level
  • Implementation Mechanism, here lies the true test

10
Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
  • Regional telecommunication organization since
    1979
  • Survey on personal data protection in Asia
    Pacific region

APT Privacy Guidelines
11

APEC Privacy Principles
APT Privacy Guidelines
V
  • Consistency
  • Level of regulatory guidance and implementation
    mechanisms
  • Macro v Operational?

12
Asia Privacy Forum (APF)
  • Established 2002 in Seoul with KISA as
    Secretariat
  • Aim at promoting privacy protection in Asian
    economies by -
  • Information Sharing
  • Bridging gaps between international conferences
    and regional situations

13
Asia Privacy Forum (APF)
Local Issues
Regional Issues
Working Groups
14
Developments in Regional Jurisdictions (1)
  • APT regional survey 2002
  • Some have operationalized data privacy regimes
  • Some on the road to enactment or introducing
    legislation
  • Difference in methodology to oversee compliance

15
Developments in Regional Jurisdictions (2)
  • Remedies and Dispute Resolution
  • Data Protection Authorities
  • Socio-economic situations will shape development
  • Economic benefits provide the incentive

16
And work continues
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