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General counsel update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mongolia, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
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  • July 11 2012

This is the thirtieth in our series of general counsel updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

To know or not to know? The right to access directors' personal data under the new Companies Ordinance in Hong Kong

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • April 9 2013

The new Companies Ordinance in Hong Kong was enacted on 10 August 2012 and will come into operation in early 2014 ("new CO"). On 28 March 2013, the

Data protection: latest developments in Asia

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea
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  • December 9 2011

In Singapore, the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts has commenced public consultation on a proposed data protection regime which is expected to be implemented in 2012

General counsel update: 28 February 2012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, Hong Kong, Spain, United Kingdom
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  • February 28 2012

This is the twenty-eighth in our series of General Counsel Updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

New legislative proposals on data protection law in Hong Kong and Singapore: bringing the legal regime in line with best practices

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Hong Kong, Singapore
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  • October 6 2011

With increasing public concern over data protection issues, a bill imposing more stringent rules on the use of personal data is being considered by the Legislative Council in Hong Kong

Consultation on the Hong Kong data user return scheme

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • August 16 2011

On 7 July 2011, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data issued a consultation paper on the implementation of a data user return scheme in Hong Kong

New guide to new rules - practical guidance on direct marketing in Hong Kong

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • March 8 2013

The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data issued the latest guidance note on the new direct marketing rules ("Guidance Note") under the Personal

"New and improved" data protection regime? Hong Kong government launches public consultation on e-health record sharing

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • January 9 2012

On 12 December 2011, the Hong Kong Food and Health Bureau launched a two-month public consultation on the Legal, Privacy and Security Framework for a territory-wide patient-orientated Electronic Health Record (eHR) Sharing System as part of a proposed reform of the Hong Kong healthcare system