Hong Kong weighs scrapping dormant outbound data-transfer rules
By Yonnex Li ( September 24, 2026, 06:47 GMT | Insight) -- Hong Kong is weighing whether to repeal or amend long-dormant restrictions on transfers of personal data out of the city, more than 30 years after they were enacted but never brought into force. The review comes as the city pledges to boost cross-border data flows with mainland China in its first Five-Year Plan running through 2030.Hong Kong is weighing whether to repeal or amend long-dormant restrictions on transfers of personal data out of the city, more than 30 years after they were enacted but never brought into force....
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