Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance Part 8 8-28 Section 62 Cap. 486 publishing or broadcasting (wherever and by whatever means) of the data (and whether or not it is published or broadcast) is in the public interest. (3) In this section— news activity (新聞活動) means any journalistic activity and includes— (a) the— (i) gathering of news; (ii) preparation or compiling of articles or programmes concerning news; or (iii) observations on news or current affairs, for the purpose of dissemination to the public; or (b) the dissemination to the public of— (i) any article or programme of or concerning news; or (ii) observations on news or current affairs. (Amended 18 of 2012 s. 2) 62. Statistics and research Personal data is exempt from the provisions of data protection principle 3 where—  (Amended 18 of 2012 s. 2) (a) the data is to be used for preparing statistics or carrying out research; (b) the data is not to be used for any other purpose; and (c) the resulting statistics or results of the research are not made available in a form which identifies the data subjects or any of them. (Amended 18 of 2012 s. 2) Verified Copy Last updated date 25.4.2013