Artificial Intelligence - Hong Kong

Hong Kong has not enacted a dedicated AI statute and confirms a 'light-touch' approach, governing AI through existing laws (e.g. the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance) plus voluntary guidance rather than an EU AI Act-style regime.

The Digital Policy Office issued the Hong Kong Generative AI Technical and Application Guideline on 15 April 2025, giving developers, providers and users practical guidance on risks such as data leakage, model bias and misinformation.

The Digital Policy Office maintains an Ethical AI Framework setting out governance principles and practices for the government and public bodies adopting AI and big-data systems.

On 11 June 2024 the PCPD published the 'Artificial Intelligence: Model Personal Data Protection Framework', the first such AI-focused data-protection framework in the Asia-Pacific; it is guidance, not legally binding, but non-compliance may be cited as evidence in PCPD proceedings.

On 28 October 2024 the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau issued a Policy Statement on Responsible Application of AI in the Financial Market, adopting a 'dual-track' approach and urging risk-based, human-overseen AI governance across the AI lifecycle.

These frameworks are recommendations and best practices without statutory force; enforcement against AI-related harms still flows through existing laws (data protection, IP, cybersecurity, sectoral regulation) rather than an AI-specific enforcement regime.