Census and Statistics Department Wins Gold Award for Data Privacy Excellence Again

Census and Statistics Department wins Outstanding Gold Award in Privacy-Friendly Awards for second consecutive time

The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) was once again honoured with the Outstanding Gold Award in the Privacy-Friendly Awards 2025 organised by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong (PCPD), following its winning of the same honour in the previous Awards. The C&SD also won the Best Data Protection Officer Award, which was newly introduced by the Awards this year. The C&SD's professionalism and unwavering efforts in enhancing personal data privacy and data security have once again been recognised.

The Commissioner for Census and Statistics, Mr Leo Yu, attended the awards presentation ceremony yesterday (July 10) and exchanged insights with representatives from other award-winning enterprises, public and privacy organisations, as well as government departments on their efforts to safeguard personal data privacy.

Mr Yu said, "By upholding the values of respect for privacy and commitment to excellence, the C&SD has long been maintaining momentum for improvement. The department has been implementing various measures to continuously enhance personal data privacy and data security. Colleagues of all ranks of the department will continue to be committed to a high standard of personal data protection and data security. The general public can feel secure in providing data to us, for compiling relevant and accurate statistics. The statistics will be used by the Government as references when formulating public policies, and also be used by various sectors of society. The public can thus contribute together to the social and economic development of Hong Kong by this means."

The Privacy-Friendly Awards, organised by the PCPD, aims to recognise the efforts made by enterprises, public and private organisations as well as government departments in protecting personal data privacy. There are four categories of the Privacy-Friendly Awards, which are Outstanding Gold, Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards, with new special awards introduced this year to commend organisations for their outstanding performance in the relevant aspects of protecting personal data privacy.

For details on personal data privacy protection at the C&SD, please visit:www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/page_1083.html.

Census and Statistics Department wins Outstanding Gold Award in Privacy-Friendly Awards for second consecutive time Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Census and Statistics Department wins Outstanding Gold Award in Privacy-Friendly Awards for second consecutive time Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

DSD deeply saddened by passing of contractor staff member

The Director of Drainage Services, Mr Ringo Mok, was deeply saddened by the passing of a staff member of its contractor in an accident that occurred at a construction site for upgrading works of existing sewerage system at Yen Chow Street in Sham Shui Po yesterday (May 27). He expressed his deepest condolences to the family of the deceased and requested the contractor to provide them with appropriate assistance.

At about 8.30am yesterday, the worker was injured during a lifting operation at the construction site. He was sent to Princess Margaret Hospital for treatment and was certified dead at about 11.30pm.

The Drainage Services Department (DSD) has requested the contractor to suspend the related works and conduct a safety check. The contractor was also instructed to carry out a thorough investigation into the cause of the accident. The DSD will also render full assistance to relevant departments in their investigations.

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