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A
A
further no issue before the Commissioner or the Board or before us as to
B
C
As to Question (3), “personal data” is defined in section 2 of
C
the PDPO. The prohibition in DPP 3 is directed at the use of personal data
D
11.
D
B
whether voice could or could not be a personal data.
without the consent of the data subject for a purpose different from the
E
original collection purpose or directly related purpose.
F
G
Neither the
statutory definition nor DPP 3 requires the personal data to be private in
E
F
nature or not ascertainable from other sources or not publicly available.
G
There is similarly no requirement that the use of the personal data has to be
H
I
objectionable to a reasonable man. In the premises and having regard to
H
the purpose of PDPO, namely, to protect personal data, the applicant’s
I
argument that personal data that is publicly available and/or use of personal
J
K
L
data that is not objectionable to a reasonable man ought to fall outside the
scope of the PDPO is unarguable.
12.
J
K
Question (3) also raises a challenge that the PDPO infringes
L
the freedom of speech, of the press and of publication under Article 27 of
M
the Basic Law and freedom of opinion and expression under Article 16 of
N
the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, Cap. 383 (“HKBORO”).
It is
M
N
trite law that the rights guaranteed by Article 27 of the Basic Law and
O
Article 16 of the HKBORO are not absolute; they may be validly restricted
P
Q
where it is necessary and not disproportionate: see Leung Kwok Hung &
O
P
Others v HKSAR [2005] 8 HKCFAR 229 and Article 16(3) of HKBORO.
Q
Chung J had concluded there was no infringement of Article 27 of the
R
S
Basic Law and Article 16 of the HKBORO (see paragraphs 15 to 17 of the
R
Judgment dated 23 December 2011). The applicant has not demonstrated
S
why the prohibition under DPP 3 of the PDPO is an impermissible
T
T
U
U
V
V