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Security breaches of personal data in Hong Kong

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • February 1 2007

The security of personal data in Hong Kong is governed by the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap 482) ("PDPO"), the primary purpose of which is to protect the privacy of living individuals in relation to their personal data

Exclusive jurisdiction of Labour Tribunal over certain employment-related matters

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • February 19 2009

In Hong Kong, the Labour Tribunal enjoys exclusive jurisdiction over certain employment claims

Follow-up on the Race Discrimination Ordinance

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • February 19 2009

In the September 2008 edition of our International Employment Update, we reported that the Legislative Council passed the Race Discrimination Ordinance on 18 July 2008

Calls in Hong Kong for tighter control of user generated content

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • April 28 2008

A recent incident involving Hong Kong starlet, Edison Chen, has raised questions about how Hong Kong legislation controls user generated content

Employment update, Hong Kong June 2007

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • June 25 2007

The Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2007 (“EAO”) will come into operation on 13 July 2007

HSBC Bank Plc and another v Steven Andrew Wallace (HCA 2422 of 2007; 28 November 2007)

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • February 5 2008

This case confirms that employees can generally work in Hong Kong under a foreign law employment contract and the Hong Kong Employment Ordinance does not apply to such contracts

Hong Kong relaxes copyright law with respect to decompilation of software

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • April 30 2007

The Hong Kong Copyright Ordinance (Cap 528) does not contain any specific provisions that deal with the decompilation or reverse engineering of computer programs

Hong Kong fashion giant to pay RMB20 million for trade mark infringement

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • May 16 2008

In a recent first instance decision handed down by the Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court, Hong Kong-based fashion chain Generation 2000 Limited ("G2000"), along with three of its Chinese franchisees, were ordered to pay RMB20 million (about US$2.8 million) in damages to Zhao Hua ("Zhao"), a PRC individual, for infringing his “2000” trade mark

Government steps up fight against shadow companies

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • May 16 2008

The Hong Kong government has announced a public consultation on the amendments to the Companies Ordinance

Hummingbird Music Limited v Dino Acconci and Giulio Acconci

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • October 9 2007

An artist will usually enter into a contract with a professional management company, appointing the company as his exclusive manager

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