China’s new data privacy law will create fresh challenges for Hong Kong businesses: former privacy chief

Beijing’s new data privacy law will affect Hong Kong businesses and how they handle mainland consumer data, possibly requiring them to hire specialist agencies or compliance officers to manage personal data, Stephen Wong Kai-yi, the city’s former privacy commissioner, said on Tuesday.

China’s legislature last Friday passed the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), one of the strictest in the world for personal data security. It imposes significant legal restrictions on how personal data can be collected, used and managed, and will come into effect November 1.