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AI regulation in Hong Kong SAR

Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
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In brief

Hong Kong SAR has 3 recorded AI policy instruments, none of them binding. No AI-specific law; PCPD AI frameworks and Digital Policy Office guidance; financial-regulator circulars. Regulators include Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD), Digital Policy Office, Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Hong Kong has no AI-specific statute.

Type
Territory
Region
Asia
Instruments recorded
3
Binding instruments
0
In force
0
Regulators
Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD), Digital Policy Office, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
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Verification
Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026

Overview

Hong Kong has no AI-specific statute. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) issued the Model Personal Data Protection Framework for AI (June 2024) and Guidance on Ethical Development and Use of AI (2021); the Digital Policy Office published the Ethical AI Framework for government (updated 2024) and a Generative AI Technical and Application Guideline (April 2025); the Securities and Futures Commission and Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued circulars on generative-AI use in financial services. The Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance applies.

What is the current regulatory status?

No AI-specific law; PCPD AI frameworks and Digital Policy Office guidance; financial-regulator circulars.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: PCPD Model Personal Data Protection Framework for AI (2024); Generative AI Technical and Application Guideline (2025).

Key policy instruments

Hong Kong SAR Guidance Guidance

PCPD Model Personal Data Protection Framework for AI (2024)

Artificial Intelligence: Model Personal Data Protection Framework

Published 11 June 2024, the framework gives organisations that procure, implement and use AI systems involving personal data recommendations in four areas: AI strategy and governance (an AI governance committee, procurement due diligence), risk assessment and human oversight (a risk-based approach with levels of human involvement), customisation and implementation of AI models (data preparation, testing, security), and communication and engagement with stakeholders (transparency, explainability, opt-out, feedback). It builds on the 2021 Guidance on the Ethical Development and Use of AI.

Adopted 11 Jun 2024 Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) Official source
Hong Kong SAR Framework Guidance

Hong Kong Ethical AI Framework

Hong Kong Ethical Artificial Intelligence Framework (Digital Policy Office)

Guiding principles, leading practices and an AI assessment for government AI projects, with a three-line governance model in which the IT board or chief information officer reviews high-risk AI. It was updated for generative AI.

Pending review (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) Official source
Hong Kong SAR Guidance Guidance

Generative AI Technical and Application Guideline (2025)

Hong Kong Generative Artificial Intelligence Technical and Application Guideline

Published in April 2025, the guideline covers the technical characteristics and risks of generative AI, governance principles (safety, transparency, accountability, data protection, fairness) and practical application guidance for developers, service providers and users across the AI lifecycle, and is intended as a reference for industry and government.

Adopted 15 Apr 2025 Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) Official source

Instruments at a glance

Native-language names are shown where the record carries one; a blank means the source is in English or the name is not yet recorded.

AI policy instruments recorded for Hong Kong SAR
InstrumentTypeStatusBindingKey dateSource
PCPD Model Personal Data Protection Framework for AI (2024) Guidance Guidance Voluntary Official
Hong Kong Ethical AI Framework Framework Guidance Voluntary — Official
Generative AI Technical and Application Guideline (2025) Guidance Guidance Voluntary Official

Timeline

Every dated event on the recorded instruments: publication, adoption, entry into force, application and deadlines. Future dates are marked.

  1. · PCPD Model Personal Data Protection Framework for AI (2024) adopted
  2. · Generative AI Technical and Application Guideline (2025) adopted

No future deadlines are recorded for Hong Kong; past milestones are listed on each policy page. New dates reach the calendar feed: Hong Kong feed · how it works

Latest changes

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Applicable sectors, use cases and obligation areas

Obligation areas

How to use this information

  1. Open the official source on each instrument before relying on any date or obligation.
  2. Treat strategies and guidance as signals of coming regulation, not as binding requirements.
  3. Check data-protection, consumer, employment and sector law that applies to AI systems regardless of AI-specific instruments.

Official government and regulator sources

  1. Artificial Intelligence: Model Personal Data Protection Framework
    PCPD · 2024-06-11 · Tier 1 source
  2. Ethical Artificial Intelligence Framework
    Digital Policy Office · Tier 1 source

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “AI regulation in Hong Kong SAR”. https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/hong-kong (accessed 27 October 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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  author       = {{AIPolicyTracker}},
  title        = {{AI regulation in Hong Kong SAR}},
  year         = {2026},
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  url          = {https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/hong-kong},
  urldate      = {2026-10-27},
  note         = {Data licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026}
}

Frequently asked questions

Does Hong Kong SAR have an AI law?

No binding AI-specific law is recorded for Hong Kong SAR. The instruments recorded are non-binding: strategies, guidance or standards.

Who regulates AI in Hong Kong SAR?

Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) (Data-protection authority; AI guidance); Digital Policy Office (Government AI ethics framework and generative-AI guideline); Hong Kong Monetary Authority (Banking supervision; generative-AI guidance for banks).

What is the status of AI regulation in Hong Kong SAR?

No AI-specific law; PCPD AI frameworks and Digital Policy Office guidance; financial-regulator circulars.

What is binding and what is only guidance in Hong Kong SAR?

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: PCPD Model Personal Data Protection Framework for AI (2024); Generative AI Technical and Application Guideline (2025).

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