Timetable & Reading Guides

Revised 13 January 2006

Winter Semester 2006 Timetable and Reading Guides - Please note:

This is a DRAFT only - there may be changes due to availability of guest speakers
The Reading Guidesbelow will not be updated for this semester;
The Powerpoints below are for 2005 at present; they will be updated and replaced progressively for each class
The textbook Bethold & Wacks Hong Kong Data Privacy Law (2nd Ed) is out of print but can be referred to in the LIbrary

	Date	Topic	Reading Guides & Powerpoints	Textbook
1	13 Jan	Topic 1 - Course introduction; Overview of information privacy; Overview of privacy laws in Hong Kong Topic 2 - What is privacy / surveillance? - Theories	RG 1. Forms and sources of privacy law Powerpoints 1A Overview of HK privacy RG 2. - Theories of privacy and surveillance Powerpoints 2	Ch 5 Ch 1
2	14 Jan	Topic 3 - General law protection of privacy	RG 4.General law protection of privacy Powerpoints 4	Ch 4
3	16 Jan	Topic 4 - International development of privacy legislation	RG 3. International development of privacy legislation Powerpoints 3	Ch 2
4	17 Jan	Topic 5 - Key concepts in privacy laws and IPPs	.RG 20 Key Concepts Powerpoints 20	Ch 7
5	18 Jan	Topic 11 - Enforcement and administration of privacy laws (I)	RG 9. Enforcement and implementation of IPPs Powerpoints 9	Ch 13 Ch 14 Ch 16
6	19 Jan	Topic 6 - Collection principles	RG 5. Collection principles Powerpoints 5	Ch 8
7	23 Jan	Topic 11 - Enforcement and administration of privacy laws (II) [Possible guest speakers]	RG 9. Enforcement and implementation of IPPs Powerpoints 9	Ch 13 Ch 14 Ch 16
8	24 Jan	Topic 6 - Collection principles (continued) Topic 7 - Surveillance laws	RG 16. Surveillance laws Powerpoints 16
9	25 Jan	Topic 8 - Use and Disclosure principles; Data quality principles	RG 6. Use and disclosure principles Powerpoints 6	Ch 10 Ch 9 Ch 15
10	26 Jan	Topic 9 - Access and Correction principles Topic 10 - Other information privacy principle (security etc)	RG 7. Access, correction and openness principles ; RG 8. Other information privacy principles ; Powerpoints 7/8	Ch 12 Ch 15 Ch 11
		Examination	3 hour open-book exam	.