Privacy chief backs tighter land-search rules
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Privacy commissioner Ada Chung expressed support on Friday for government moves to tighten land record search arrangements, while raising concerns that misuse of land registry data may be getting worse. Her comments come as the government tabled eight pieces of subsidiary legislation in the Legislative Council for the changes. Under the new arrangements, land searches must meet one of nine specified purposes. Speaking on RTHK, Chung said the purposes – which could be part of property deals and valuations – had to be concrete and clear so searchers would stick to declarations of their…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same announcement: the privacy watchdog backing tighter land-record search rules and warning that misuse of land registry data is worsening.
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