Hong Kong's and Singapore's data protection authorities today furthered relations by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation in personal data protection in the two jurisdictions.

The MOU was signed by Mr Stephen Kai-yi Wong, Hong Kong's Commissioner for Personal Data and Mr Yeong Zee Kin, Deputy Commissioner of Singapore's Personal Data Protection Commission, in Tokyo at the side-lines of the 51st Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities Forum.