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Written by: Zhou Lixi
2021-06-29 12:54
Last update date: 2021-06-29 12:54
The Subcommittee of the Telecommunications (Registered Subscriber Identification Cards) Regulation held its first meeting today (29th). With the additional meeting of Chairman Huang Dingguang, the procedures for discussion and item-by-item deliberation were completed.
He expects that after he has been approved to extend the review, he can submit it to the Legislative Council to continue the review work on August 18.
The draft law requires telecommunications companies to keep the registration information for at least one year after each phone stored-value card expires. The Federation of Trade Unions Mai Meijuan and the DAB Ge Peifan both worry that the retention period is too short to assist the police in detecting calls that require a long time to process. Scam.
Guo Weishi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Bureau of Commerce and Economic Development, stated that the statutory decision to keep data for 12 months has been repeatedly considered to balance law enforcement and privacy considerations. He also pointed out that this law is enacted in a "pre-formed and then-reviewed" manner, and it will become effective. Later, if law enforcement officers believe that the 12 months are insufficient, the authorities are willing to make changes, but emphasize that they hope that the regulations will be passed on September 1. If the current changes are made, work will need to be restarted.
Mai Mei-juan asked at the meeting whether the law proposed to require the telecommunications company to keep and store the phone card for at least 12 months after the cancellation of registration is sufficient, because victims of fraud may not immediately report the case and worry that someone will "sell the card." For those who intend to break the law.
The Chief Superintendent of the Police Law Yue-wing said that the general public will report the crime within 3 to 6 months after the incident, and sometimes it will take more than a year to discover that they have been deceived. He believes that the requirement to keep the data for more than 12 months is reasonable, and the longer the record is. , Naturally it will be more convenient for the police to investigate the case.
The Deputy Secretary-General of the Security Bureau Weng Peiwen added that when enacting the law, try to strike a balance. In addition to facilitating law enforcement, it is also necessary to take into account whether the public will support the bill. After many internal discussions, it was decided, although there are indeed individual cases where the number of reports exceeds 12 However, they have asked the law enforcement agencies for their opinions, and they have also agreed that a data retention period of at least 12 months is sufficient, and it is difficult to extend the storage time indefinitely for individual cases.
Up to 10 cards for personal identity. Bureau of Commerce and Economics: too few or speculation
Mai Meijuan also pointed out that she was worried that someone would deliberately use his personal identity to buy a card and resell it to intentional criminals.
Guo Weishi responded that the authorities only recommended 3 cards at first, but 100% of the responses were found to be too few in the public consultation. After inspection, the authorities also found that they did not meet actual needs. Therefore, it was promoted to individual users in every e-telecommunications company. 10 cards, do not want to cause too much inconvenience to the public.
Guo Yingshi pointed out that if the number is set too small, there will be a chance of speculation. I believe that the current 10 proposals are sufficient for the daily needs of the public.
Luo Yuerong also pointed out that after discussion, he believes that 10 stored-value cards are not only convenient for law enforcement agencies to investigate cases, but also convenient for the public to use.
In addition, Zhong Guobin of the Liberal Party pointed out that the maximum number of applications for a business registration certificate of 25 cards is too few. He believes that the enterprise itself has a certain degree of credibility and hopes to increase the number of 25 cards that can be applied for by commercial users to 100 for the convenience of enterprises. .
Huang Dingguang urged the bureau to reconsider.
Member of the tourism industry Yao Si-wing is concerned about how the situation will be handled after the passage of the law and before the registration system matures; and the registration arrangements with foreign tourists.
(Data Picture/Photo by Luo Junhao)
Foreign card roaming in Hong Kong is not regulated, but the police can track it down
Tourism Councillor Yao Si-wing asked how foreign tourists register. Kuo Yingshi responded that tourist registration will refer to overseas practices. The registration method is the same as that of locals. Remote registration can also be provided online, providing name, date of birth and travel documents. The details are being discussed by the Communications Authority and telecommunications companies.
As for if users provide false information, Guo said that the authorities understand that telecom companies cannot identify the authenticity of passports and other documents, but still require basic verification. The authorities will provide assistance in the verification process.
Guo Weishi also pointed out that for roaming in Hong Kong using foreign phone cards, users will not be required to register, but this approach is also consistent with other places.
Huang Dingguang asked if someone used a foreign card to commit a crime by roaming, whether the authorities could track down to obtain information overseas. Chief Superintendent Luo Yuerong agreed and pointed out that using a foreign card has always been a common method of deception and has always responded to this situation. Will ask foreign telecommunications companies to provide information.
As for the implementation status, the time for the telecommunication company to prepare the system in the first phase after the passage of the law will be extended from 120 days to 180 days. Users will not be affected by then. The existing stored-value cards are still available on the market; until after March 1, 2022, Telecommunications companies will sell registered stored-value cards. It is expected that there will still be unsold old-style stored-value cards on the market by then. The authorities have required telecommunications companies to provide different packages for the new cards, and they will also be asked not to sell old cards as much as possible.
Registering and picking up cards for others does not violate the law and only collects 4 items of information
Zheng Songtai, a passionate citizen, asked whether borrowing someone else's phone card would cause other legal risks.
Guo Yingshi said that there is no problem, and understands that someone may register for his family, and once a criminal act is committed, the relevant user will be investigated in a normal way.
As for unknowingly embezzling other's personal data to register to buy a card, Guo said it was an offence. When the authorities made the regulations, they had ensured that the use of personal data complied with the local "Privacy Ordinance", and only the name, phone number, and identity of the purchaser were collected. The number of the certification document, and the 4 items of the copy.
The DAB Ge Peifan asked that as members of the Legislative Council, 4 items of relevant information have been made public, and asked whether there is any protection for certification.
Guo Yingshi responded that the guidelines can be updated at any time to update the guidelines on technological developments around the world.
In terms of privacy protection, telecommunications companies themselves are very aware that the law allows the Communications Authority and law enforcement agencies to know whether the storage of relevant information is appropriate, but the current storage methods of telecommunications companies are already good.
At the end of the meeting, Chairman Huang Dingguang stated that he had considered whether to invite the public to provide opinions, but in response to the epidemic, he decided to collect opinions in writing.
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