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 feel secure in providing data to us, for compiling relevant and accurate statistics.  The statistics will be used by the Government as references when formulating public policies, and also be used by various sectors of society.  The public can thus contribute together to the social and economic development of Hong Kong by this means.

C&SD fully complies with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.  We attach great importance to personal data privacy and data security, and adopt multiple layers of security measures to protect survey data from unauthorised access, including the formulation of security policies and procedures, the use of technology and the promotion of security awareness among staff.  C&SD will continue to enhance personal data privacy and data security to ensure that survey data are strictly protected.

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.  C&SD's professionalism and unwavering efforts in enhancing personal data privacy and data security have once again been recognised.

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:

News for the 2025 Awards
News for the 2023 Awards