The rapid development of data protection laws across the Asia-Pacific region indicates significant movement toward certain standards, albeit with notable local policy variations across multiple areas. Our Asia-Pacific Data,...more
On 19 March 2025, the Legislative Council (the “LegCo”) passed the Protection of Critical Infrastructure (Computer System) Bill (the “Bill”), which is due to come into effect on 1 January 2026. This is a significant step in...more
In late June 2024, the Security Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government (the “Government”) proposed the first specific cybersecurity legislation in Hong Kong, tentatively entitled the Protection of Critical Infrastructure...more
On December 13, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) and the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“Hong Kong”) Government (“HK ITIB”) jointly released the...more
On November 1, 2023, the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee (全国信息安全标准化技术委员会) (“TC260”, a policy-making body under the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”)) launched a public consultation...more
On June 29, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") and the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("Hong Kong") Government ("HKITIB") signed the Memorandum of...more
On April 25, 2023, the state-backed Guiyang Big Data Exchange (GYDE) announced that it has facilitated and supervised the unprecedented floor trading of personal data in China. To date, no provisions have been put in place to...more
On 6 July 2021, the Standing Committee of People’s Congress in Shenzhen released the Data Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (the Shenzhen Data Regulation), which will come into force as of 1 January 2022. The...more
Ransomware attacks are on the rise in the Asia-Pacific region, amounting to one of the most significant operational risks faced by businesses in the region. The Asia Insurance Review reports that the worldwide costs of...more
The unprecedented challenges of the COVID‑19 pandemic are still with us, not only in terms of the grim toll the virus has taken on individuals and families, but also in terms of wider implications for how people and societies...more
4/14/2021
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
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Regulatory Agenda
In recent years, the Asia-Pacific region has been the central hub of M&A activities. Even in 2020, when investment activities are hit by the new crown epidemic, the Asia-Pacific region is still relatively independent. Despite...more
The growing importance of data to mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions highlights the need to have effective due diligence, transaction structuring, and execution that addresses the growing demands of data protection...more
On Monday 20 January, the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau (“CMAB”), jointly with the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“PCPD”), presented a paper outlining topics for review of the PDPO to the members of the...more
1/23/2020
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Breach Notification Rule ,
Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Hong Kong ,
International Standards ,
PCPD ,
Personal Data ,
Proposed Amendments