Sally,
I think there is, or soon will be DP legislation in place in the Peoples
Republic of China, as in January 2005 the Institute of Law, part of the
the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, submitted a draft Personal Data
Protection Act to the State Council. Although I don’t know how far it
has got through the legislature the Bill provided for the establishment of
an Office for Protection of Personal Data – presumably the equivalent of
the Information Commissioner’s Office. The scope extends to personal
mobile phone numbers, family addresses, medical history and career status
and the Bill also regulates the installation and use of CCTV in public
areas as well as photography and video recording without consent. Hope
that helps.
regards,
Kevin Broadfoot
Research Assistant.
DataProtection Policy & Research Group
British Institute of International & Comparative Law
PS - Have you tried contacting the Chinese Embassy?
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