Lawyers call for AI safeguards in Hong Kong's first five-year plan
By Yonnex Li ( August 10, 2026, 07:42 GMT | Insight) -- Hong Kong's Law Society has called on the government to strengthen legal frameworks around artificial intelligence and deepfakes, including weighing a more coherent regime of personality, publicity or image rights. The professional body's submission comes as the city maps out its first five‑year plan to guide economic and social development through 2030.Hong Kong's Law Society has called on the government to strengthen legal frameworks around artificial intelligence and deepfakes as the city maps out its first five-year plan to guide economic and social development through 2030....
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