Timetable & Reading Guides

Revised 10 January 2005

Winter Semester 2005 Timetable and Reading Guides - Please note:

This is a DRAFT only - there may be changes due to availability of guest speakers
The textbook Bethold & Wacks Hong Kong Data Privacy Law (2nd Ed) must be obtained
The Reading Guidesbelow will not be updated for this semester; Instead, the Updates to Reading Guides pages update the Reading Guides for 2005 - please check them for each class
The Powerpoints below are for 2004 at present; they will be updated and replaced progressively for each class

	Date	Topic	Reading Guides & Powerpoints	Textbook
1	10 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	11 Jan	Topic 3 - General law protection of privacy	RG 4.General law protection of privacy Powerpoints 4	Ch 4
3	12 Jan	Topic 4 - International development of privacy legislation	RG 3. International development of privacy legislation Powerpoints 3	Ch 2
4	13 Jan	Topic 5 - Key concepts in privacy laws and IPPs	.RG 20 Key Concepts Powerpoints 20	Ch 7
5	14 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	15 Jan	Topic 6 - Collection principles	RG 5. Collection principles Powerpoints 5	Ch 8
7	17 Jan	Topic 11 - Enforcement and administration of privacy laws (II) [Possible visit and/or guest speakers]	RG 9. Enforcement and implementation of IPPs Powerpoints 9	Ch 13 Ch 14 Ch 16
8	18 Jan	Topic 6 - Collection principles (continued) Topic 7 - Surveillance laws	RG 16. Surveillance laws Powerpoints 16
9	19 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	20 Jan	Topic 9 - Access and Correction principles	RG 7. Access, correction and openness principles Powerpoints 7/8	Ch 12 Ch 15
11	21 Jan	Topic 10 - Other information privacy principle (security etc); Revision	RG 8. Other information privacy principles Powerpoints 7/8	Ch 11
12	10 Jun	In-class examination	3 hour open-book exam	.