Knowing when to erase personal data in Hong Kong

Data breach incidents continue to rise, causing significant damage to businesses.  Proactive management of data is key to minimizing such damage.  A key aspect of such management is understanding what personal data is held, why it is being held, and whether there are any laws, regulations and/or guidance on how long such personal data has to be retained and/or when such personal data has to be erased.

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In Hong Kong, there are many laws and guidance (including industry specific ones) that contain different requirements for retention and/or erasure.  In our publication, Records Retention: Hong Kong¹ (@Practical_Law_Global), we provide a high-level overview of these key requirements.

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¹ Reproduced from Practical Law (https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/w-026-4066) with the permission of the publishers. For further information visit www.practicallaw.com.