Data Breach Exposes 17,000 Hong Kong Residents’ Data; EMSD Violates Privacy Ordinance

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data uncovered a data breach by the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD), exposing sensitive information of over 17,000 individual

1. Data Breach Details and Personal Data Violations

2. EMSD’s Failures and the Privacy Commissioner’s Response

3. Enforcement Notice and Corrective Actions

4. The Importance of Data Protection and Compliance