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Two Companies Convicted for Breach of the Direct Marketing Provisions under the Hong Kong Personal Data...

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Gabriela Kennedy
Karen H. F. Lee

On 9 and 14 September 2015, Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited and Links International Relocation Limited respectively were convicted for breaching the direct marketing provisions under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance ("PDPO"). These are the first set of convictions issued under the direct marketing provisions in Hong Kong which came into effect on 1 April 2013.

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