Data hk is Hong Kong’s leading telecommunications provider with the most cost-effective prepaid packages on offer in the market, including Macau and mainland China options. They also offer 5G services which they claim can provide speeds 10x faster than 3G. Their service is governed by Hong Kong’s data protection laws that set out a range of rights for individuals as well as obligations placed upon businesses under their Personal Data (Protection) Ordinance which was amended twice between 2012-2021.
Personal data transferred abroad must meet at least the standards established under PDPO before being exported, which requires conducting an assessment of destination jurisdiction’s laws and practices to ascertain compliance. If they don’t, data transferring users must take additional measures such as encryption, anonymisation or pseudonymisation as well as data processing obligations such as audit/inspection notifications/notices as well as compliance support/cooperation obligations to protect personal data transfer abroad.
Additionally, the user of transferred personal data must agree to submit themselves to and cooperate with any investigation conducted against him by a competent authority in Hong Kong regarding his compliance with these provisions. This may prove challenging for organizations considering transferring their personal data abroad.
The Personal Data and Protection Ordinance (PDPO) allows an exemption to use limitation and access requirements if data transferred to Hong Kong relates to either health of an individual, or is essential in performing public tasks which benefit society as a whole. While exact implications remain uncertain, this exemption could potentially cover many uses for personal data.
Another concern related to data transfers to Hong Kong stems from its Personal Data Protection Ordinance (PDPO), which defines personal information as any data that allows an identifiable individual to be identified easily from that data. A recent discussion paper on this legislation proposed amending this definition so as to include data that can be identified more readily rather than simply data that can be “reasonably identified”.
Equinix also maintains a carrier-dense network hub in Hong Kong, featuring data centers offering direct connectivity with some of the region’s most sought-after cloud providers, professional services firms and fintech firms. Furthermore, our facilities in multiple distinct locations within the city form an interconnected campus for geographically distributed high availability deployments; providing businesses an ideal platform for expansion across Asia and beyond.