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Written by: Yuan Yan
2020-03-04 07:31
Last updated: 2020-03-04 07:31The epidemic of the new coronavirus pneumonia, commonly known as "Wuhan pneumonia," continues, and masks are in short supply in Hong Kong and the Mainland. The father of Ms. A (pseudonym) is a Hong Kong permanent resident who lives in Shenzhen for a long time. She received a free mask from the village committee, but she must be a registered voter in Hong Kong. She must also fill in her Hong Kong address and identity card number when she received it. Miss A worried that the information would be misused in the September Legislative Council election ballot. "Hong Kong 01" reporters inquired about the village committee and directly recognized the relevant arrangements.
In addition, a registration form for registering Hong Kong identity cards and addresses in Qishi Town, Dongguan was circulated on the Internet, indicating that masks can be obtained after completion. The town government told the "Hong Kong 01" reporter that the mask distribution activities were arranged by the Overseas Chinese Federation, but the Overseas Chinese Federation denied it.
Mak Mei-juan, a member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, said that she did not know much about the timing of such events in the Mainland and reminded Hong Kong people to pay attention to personal privacy. Democratic Legislative Councillor Huang Biyun questioned the outpost of the Legislative Council election, which is "exchanging materials for votes". Privacy Commissioner Huang Jier said that the law cannot monitor data users outside Hong Kong, but reminds the public that no matter where they are, they must protect themselves when receiving masks, and always be vigilant to distinguish whether there is actually a need to provide certain personal data.
▼ Ms. A's father living in Shenzhen must be a registered voter in Hong Kong to receive a mask ▼
Shenzhen urban village to send masks to Hong Kong people must be Hong Kong voters
Hong Konger Miss A (pseudonym) reported to the reporter of "Hong Kong 01" that her father was an original resident of the Village in Caiwu, Shenzhen. She came to Hong Kong decades ago and obtained a Hong Kong identity card. She is now returning to Shenzhen for a long time. Ms. A said that the recent epidemic situation was severe, and "Caiwuwei Industrial Co., Ltd.", which has the nature of a village committee in the city and manages land sales and purchases in the village, distributed free masks to "shareholders" who can be divided into assets. Miss A stated that her father was assigned ten masks, but required that Hong Kong nationals must be registered voters and live in Shenzhen for a long time.
She said that when he received the mask, his father provided information such as name and phone number, and was also asked to provide personal information such as Hong Kong's detailed address. She questioned that the Legislative Council election was near, and the other party asked for a Hong Kong address, worried that it would be related to "seeds". She was also worried that her personal information would be stolen from the Mainland, and her father should not use her information as a registration mask.
The reporter asked Caiwuwei Industrial Co., Ltd., the staff stated that it was the Chinese government that distributed materials to Hong Kong residents living in Shenzhen through the "China Youth Association". If they were not residents of the village in the city, they were not eligible to receive masks, and later referred to "China Youth Association" A list has been provided, and those who are not on the list have not been claimed, but there is no response to why they must be Hong Kong voters.
A nostalgia questionnaire was circulated on the Internet. The masks assigned by the government of Dongguan Qishi Town were performed by the Chinese Overseas Chinese Federation, but the Chinese Overseas Chinese Federation denied it. (Online picture)
Dongguan town government recognizes identity cards and sends masks
Coincidentally, a photo has recently been circulated on the Internet, referring to the questionnaire distributed by Qishi Town, Dongguan City under the name of "Hometown Survey", asking local Hong Kong people to provide personal information such as Hong Kong detailed address, ID card number, etc. There are masks to distribute.
The reporter called the Qishi Town government for enquiries. The government staff acknowledged that there was a mask distribution event, saying that the event was organized by the "Chinese Federation of Overseas Chinese" and provided a contact phone number. The reporter asked the Overseas Chinese Federation for details. The reporter then called the Qiaolian Federation to confirm that it was the China Qiaolian Federation, but the staff denied the Qishizhen government's statement and said that no masks had been distributed.
▼ Shenzhen Epidemic Prevention and Resumption Situation ▼
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Democratic Party Huang Biyun: Legislative Council election outpost
Democrat Legislative Councillor Huang Biyun believes that the use of masks in the epidemic is an outpost of the Legislative Council election, reminding Hong Kong people to be careful not to omit important personal information. She questioned that since masks were distributed to Hong Kong people living in the Mainland, why not collect the address of the Mainland, but ask for a detailed address of Hong Kong. She also mentioned that the institutionalists have recently distributed masks through associations, suspecting that they "exchanged materials for votes".
Mai Meijuan of the FTU: Not very clear
Mai Meijuan, a Legislative Council member of the FTU, said that they were not very clear about such incidents and speculated that a Hong Kong address might be needed to determine whether the person receiving the mask was a Hong Kong person. She reminded all Hong Kong residents living in the Mainland to protect their personal data and not to be used for other purposes.
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Privacy Commissioner: Failure to monitor overseas should not rashly disclose personal data
The Privacy Commissioner Huang Jier said that the "Privacy Ordinance" does not have extra-territorial jurisdiction, and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner cannot monitor data users outside Hong Kong (cross-border). He reminded citizens no matter where they are, they must protect themselves when receiving masks, and always be vigilant to distinguish whether there is actually a need to provide certain personal information. Citizens should not rashly disclose unnecessary information, such as ID numbers, phone numbers, etc., that are not related to the collection of masks. If you have any questions about the provision of personal information, members of the public should ask the relevant organizations why they should collect it before providing it.
The Office also pointed out that if the personal data of citizens are used for other unknown or even illegal purposes, they may suffer losses. On the other hand, if the public has been fully informed about the purpose of collecting personal data and has provided it voluntarily, it may be difficult for them to lodge complaints with the Office in the future.
▼ More than 80,000 people infected with pneumonia in Wuhan have not been transmitted from person to person ▼
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