Hong Kong plans to revive privacy law requiring firms to report data breaches South China Morning Post

pPrivacy Commissioner Ada Chung says watchdog intends to consult lawmakers this year after legislative reform was put on hold in 2024ppHong Kongs privacy watchdog plans to consult lawmakers this year about introducing mandatory data breach reporting and related penalties the bodys chief has saidppPrivacy Commissioner for Personal Data Ada Chung Lailing on Saturday revealed details about the proposed legislative amendments to the citys privacy ordinance after authorities stalled the plan in 2024 over concerns the measures could hurt the local business environmentppWe really hope that we have some specific recommendations this year so we can consult the Legislative Council Chung said in a televised interview adding the measures could be carried out in phasesppThe government in 2024 put on hold a legislative reform to empower authorities to penalise companies for data breaches due to concerns that it might dampen the local business environmentppErick Tsang Kwokwai the then secretary for constitutional and mainland affairs said authorities could consider a piecemeal approach by first introducing minor improvements to minimise the impact on small businessesppChung said on Saturday the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data was considering measures such as the mandatory reporting of data breaches and the introduction of administrative fines for such incidentsp