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Published November 2019

Principles

Hong Kong

Hong Kong's financial regulator has released a set of principles for organizations that develop or use AI in the financial sector. They have set out several principles centred around the following themes (1) Governance, (2) Application deisgn and development, and (3) On-going monitoring and maintenance. 

Published August 2021

Guidance

Hong Kong

In 2021, the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) established itself as a key authority on AI governance by publishing the Guidance on the Ethical Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (Ethical AI Guidance). This guidance extends beyond personal data protection, offering a broad framework to help organizations understand and comply with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap.486) (PDPO) when developing or employing AI.

The Ethical AI Guidance advocates three data stewardship values: being respectful, beneficial and fair. It also outlines seven ethical principles: accountability, human oversight, transparency and interpretability, data privacy, fairness, beneficial AI, and reliability, robustness and security. It also provides practical guidance for organizations managing AI systems to uphold these values and principles.

Published June 2024

Principles

Hong Kong

To support the Global AI Governance Initiative released in mainland China, the PCPD further introduced the Artificial Intelligence: Model Personal Data Protection Framework (AI Model Framework) in June 2024. This framework reiterates and expands on the main principles set out in the Ethical AI Guidance, and offers best practice recommendations for organizations procuring, implementing and using AI systems that involve the use of personal data, to align with the Data Protection Principles (DPPs) of the PDPO.