Andrew Lynn will be considering the principal duties imposed on trustees, addressing certain common misconceptions about trustee decision making, explaining the problems with the current state of the law, and providing practical guidance to trustees on decision-making good practice in the upcoming webinar organised by the Chinese University of Hong Kong as part of its Property Law Seminar Series.

The details are as follows:

• Date: 23 June 2021 (Wednesday)
• Time: 6:00 – 7:00 pm (HKT)
• Mode of delivery: Online via ZOOM
• Registration Deadline: 5:00 pm, 22 June 2021
• * CPD credit is available upon application and subject to accreditation by the Law Society of Hong Kong (currently pending)

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Stephen K Y Wong jointly contributed an article entitled “Mapping ethico-legal principles for the use of artificial intelligence in gastroenterology” with Professor Dr Joseph J Y Sung (former Vice-chancellor and Dean of Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Professor Stewart of Sydney Law School.

The article, published in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology on 5 May 2021, examines the use of AI in gastroenterology, and outlines and discusses a number of relevant ethical and legal issues.  Much of the discussion is also relevant to the use of AI in other medical fields, and usefully lays the foundation for a principle-based approach to address issues relating to privacy and confidentiality, integrity, conflict of interest, etc.

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Upon being commissioned by the PRC Internet Information Office to do the Greater Bay Area cross-border data research report, Allen Yeung JP, Chairman of the Institute of Big Data Governance, met with Stephen K Y Wong, former Hong Kong Personal Data Privacy Commissioner to discuss.

收到网信办委托做大湾区的跨境数据研究报告后，大数据治理公会主席楊德斌太平紳士与原香港个人资料私穩专员黄继儿大律师讨论。

(This post was written by Stephen KW Wong; 此贴文由黄继儿大律师撰写)

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Stephen K Y Wong, former Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, will be addressing pressing issues on the the state of Ethical AI in Hong Kong together with other industry leaders at the upcoming Webinar organised by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce on 22 April 2021 at 2:00 – 3:00 pm (HKT).

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Congratulations are in order for Andrew Lynn who was recently appointed as a member of the Hong Kong Bar Association Committee on Land, Trust and Probate (ComLTP).

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The 2nd edition of Personal Data (Privacy) Law in Hong Kong: A Practical Guide on Compliance, co-edited by Stephen K Y Wong, published by the City University of Hong Kong, has now been released.

The publication has the dual aim of becoming a practitioner’s guide on the important subject of personal data privacy, containing, as it does, a detailed exposition of the principles and provisions in the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap.486) and a comprehensive source of reference materials, and to promote awareness and understanding of the Ordinance.

This edition includes not only a full discussion of data protection principles, but also summaries of all the seminal cases and Administrative Appeals Board rulings in this area, as well as a comprehensive list of all the pertinent cases.

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In the upcoming CPD e-Seminar on 17 December 2020 (Thursday) at 5:30 – 7:30 pm (HKT) with the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI), Stephen K Y Wong will share insights on:

• (1) Statutory data protection provisions under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, Cap. 486, Laws of Hong Kong
• (2) Ethical data governance & stewardship on enhanced data protection prescribed / acknowledged internationally
• (3) What and how the proper balancing in terms of each of the statutory exemption are intended to work

For registration, please complete and return the Reply Slip to the HKFI by 15 December 2020 for their issuance of debit note.

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Dr Christopher To in his interview with the Hong Kong Lawyer Magazine discusses his role as chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors as well as other aspects of his career.

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