Appointments of Two New Members to the Standing Committee on Technological Developments of the Privacy Commissioner’s Office

Appointments of Two New Members to the Standing Committee on
Technological Developments of the Privacy Commissioner's Office

The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, today announced the appointment of Dr Welland CHU and Mr Edmond LAI as members of the Standing Committee on Technological Developments (SCTD) of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) for a term of two years from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027.

Dr Welland CHU is a cyber security specialist. With over 32 years of experience in the cyber security industry, Dr CHU's work involves execution of cloud migration, the conduct of independent cybersecurity and privacy impact assessments, implementation of fintech and traditional payment systems, and protection of personal data privacy programme.

Mr Edmond LAI is the Chief Digital Officer of the Hong Kong Productivity Council. He is an expert in the application of Industry 4.0 (i4.0) and smart technologies with over 20 years of experience at a multinational corporation. Mr LAI is familiar with the trends of digital market and emerging industries, and possesses extensive experience in local and overseas business expansion.

Separately, three incumbent members, namely Dr Gregg LI, Prof the Hon William WONG Kam-fai, MH and Prof S M YIU, have been re-appointed to the SCTD as members for the period from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027.

The Privacy Commissioner would also like to take the opportunity to express her sincere gratitude to all members of the SCTD, in particular the outgoing members, Ir Alex CHAN and Adjunct Prof Jason LAU, for their invaluable contributions and advice to the SCTD over the years.

With effect from 1 January 2026, the members of the SCTD (in alphabetical order of surname) are as follows:

• Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, SBS (Privacy Commissioner) (Co-chairperson)
• Ms Joanne WONG (Assistant Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Compliance, Global Affairs and Research)) (Co-chairperson)
• Dr Alan CHEUNG
• Dr Welland CHU (new member)
• Mr Edmond LAI (new member)
• Prof Gregg LI
• Prof the Hon William WONG Kam-fai, MH
• Prof Dit-yan YEUNG
• Prof S M YIU

The SCTD was established to advise the Privacy Commissioner on, among other things, the impacts of the developments in the processing of data and information technology on the privacy of individuals in relation to personal data. It comprises distinguished external members of exceptional calibre from the information and communications technology industry, particularly experts in fields such as information security, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The diversity of experts from academic and corporate backgrounds also ensures a broad representation of perspectives and insights, which assists the Privacy Commissioner in formulating policies and recommendations to address technological developments while safeguarding privacy in relation to personal data.

Dr Welland CHU


Mr Edmond LAI