Protection of Personal Data Privacy
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) has been strictly enforcing various measures on protection of privacy and data security to ensure that information collected in the surveys regarding individuals or individual establishments will be kept in strict confidence and used for statistical purposes only. The general public can rest assured to provide data to this Department to facilitate the compilation of relevant and accurate statistics for use by the Government and various sectors, thereby contributing to the high-quality social and economic development of Hong Kong.
C&SD strictly complies with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance and adopts multiple layers of security measures, including the formulation of security policies and procedures, the use of technology and the promotion of security awareness among staff, to protect personal data and prevent data leakage.
To learn more about C&SD’s policies and practices in relation to personal data, please read C&SD’s Privacy Policy.
Awards
C&SD was once again honoured with the Outstanding Gold Award in the “Privacy-Friendly Awards 2025” organised by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong (PCPD), following its winning of the same honour in the previous “Privacy-Friendly Awards 2023”. C&SD also won the Best Data Protection Officer Award, which was newly introduced by the Awards this year.
A short video clip introducing C&SD’s work on protection of personal data privacy is available on the PCPD’s website:
For details of the Awards received by C&SD, please visit:
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