Secretary for Health Prof Lo Chung-mau met a delegation led by Guangdong Provincial Medical Products Administration (GDMPA) General Director Jiang Xiaodong today, with both sides agreeing to further deepen collaboration in relevant areas. Prof Lo said the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government expressed its sincere gratitude to the GDMPA for its staunch support for Hong Kong in the past, including the implementation of the initiatives of, among others, the measure of using Hong Kong registered drugs and medical devices used in Hong Kong public hospitals in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and streamlining of the approval procedures for Hong Kong registered traditional proprietary Chinese medicines (pCms) for external use to be registered and sold in the Mainland. The Government and the GDMPA agreed at the meeting to further deepen collaboration on the regulation of Chinese medicines (CM), the formulation of Greater Bay Area Chinese medicine standards,
The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) today said it has referred all suspected fraudulent LeaveHomeSafe websites and mobile apps to Police for follow-up.
It said the fraudulent LeaveHomeSafe mobile app situation is running rampant, adding that making or using those fake apps may breach relevant laws.
While explanatory work on the LeaveHomeSafe mobile app will continue, the OGCIO reminded the public to discern fact from fiction and not to believe in fake and false information.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data also issued a press release on February 19 which confirmed that the app is in compliance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance's relevant requirements.
The OGCIO reiterated that the LeaveHomeSafe mobile app does not require registration for use and it does not have a tracking function. Venue check-in data will not be uploaded or transferred to the Government or any other systems, and is saved on users' mobile phones only.
Matching of users' check-in data and the issuing of health alerts will only be carried out within the app. Users' whereabouts will not be disclosed.
The app does not pose a risk to privacy, the OGCIO noted.
Given that the app has undergone and passed security risk assessment and auditing as well as privacy impact assessment conducted by independent third parties to ensure its compliance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, members of the public can feel at ease when using the app.
The OGCIO also reminded people that visiting or downloading websites or mobile apps of doubtful origin pose risks to cyber security and privacy. They should adopt proper information security measures and must not defy the law.
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