• A general introduction to the Ordinance

• The six data protection principles

• Exemptions

• Offences & Compensation

• Q & A session

To generate publicity of the PAW 2008, an opening ceremony, which symbolized concerted efforts in protecting personal data privacy by different sectors in Hong Kong, was held on 25 August.

Senior government officials, business, NGOs and professional groups representatives, DPOC members and academics were invited to support the event. The officiating guests of the inaugural ceremony were Mr. Stephen Lam, JP, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs; Mr. Simon Peh, I.D.S.M., Director of Immigration; Mr. Shane Solomon, Chief Executive, Hospital Authority; Ms. Connie Lau, Chief Executive, The Consumer Council; Ms. Esther Lee, Senior Manager, Corporate Communications Department, Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Limited; and Ms. Chan Hoi Fan, Coordinator, Office for Personal Data Protection, Macao.

The PCPD and the Estate Agents Authority jointly organized an industry-wide educational campaign targeted real estate agents, "Personal Data Privacy Campaign for Estate Agency Trade". To mark the event, a kick-off ceremony was held on 26 August, which was followed by a seminar on the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.

The campaign will last for about one year. The PCPD will organize seminars for individual estate agency companies and trade associations to explain to the practitioners the provisions stipulated in the Ordinance and to analyze related cases. Participants will be awarded points under the Continuing Professional Development Scheme. To provide practical guidelines for estate agency practitioners, a booklet on how to protect the personal data of their customers will be published.

Nowadays, data storage capacity of mobile phones increases rapidly. How to protect the personal data stored in mobile phones becomes an important issue. Moreover, several data leakage incidents on the Internet caused by file sharing software, such as Foxy, has raised public concern. In view of these, two distinguished guests, Mr. Tang Yu-hang, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Sing Tao Magazine Group Limited, and Ir. Dr. K.P. Chow, Center Associate Director of Centre for Information Security and Cryptography, the University of Hong Kong, were invited to speak at the seminar for members of the Data Protection Officers' Club on "Security Measures of Mobile Phone" and "Security Analysis of the Foxy Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Tool".

A prize presentation ceremony for the Video Competition was held on 28 August. Results of the Video Competition were announced and the winners were awarded the prizes. In addition, Mr. Yip Lim Sum, a renowned film director was also invited to speak to the audience on privacy and film-making.

Result and winning videos are now available for viewing at bothPCPD website and Privacy Awareness Week website

A public seminar tailor-made for young people was organized and well received by around 100 young people. Mr. Lee Lik Chee, a renowned film director and Mr. Tang Yu Hang, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Sing Tao Magazine Group Limited, were invited to speak on creativity and privacy, and safety use of computers. An information booklet titled "Protect your personal data while engaging in IT related activities" introducing computer security was also produced and distributed to the audience.

Privacy Commissioner Mr. Roderick Woo attended the prize ceremony for the Video Competition in Macao on 30 August 2008.

Privacy Awareness Week Inauguration Ceremony

Personal Data Privacy Campaign for Estate Agency Trade Kick-off Ceremony cum Seminar on Personal Data (Privacy) Seminar

Seminar

"Privacy is Your Business" International Video Competition Prize Presentation Ceremony

Seminar for young people

(Releases the "Protect your personal data while engaging in IT related activities" booklet for youngsters)

"Privacy is Your Business" International Video Competition Prize Presentation Ceremony (Macau region)