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Huawei Services (Hong Kong) Co., officials with the Outstanding Gold Award at the Privacy-Friendly Awards 2025
Huawei Services (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. earned an “Outstanding Gold Award” at the “Privacy-Friendly Awards 2025” Presentation Ceremony organised by the Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD). The award recognises Huawei’s performance in the area of personal data privacy protection. It also reflects the company’s sustained investment and long-term commitment to privacy governance. It is meant to encourage Huawei and other industry players to continue enhancing their practices in data security and personal data protection.
Data security is a cornerstone of Hong Kong’s economic development and a pillar in building a smart city. As the dedicated privacy regulator in the Hong Kong SAR, PCPD carries out regulatory enforcement, public education, and cross-border collaboration. In response to the challenges brought by new technologies and cybersecurity risks, as well as increasing public expectations for personal data privacy, PCPD advocates that organisations should embed privacy protection into their corporate policies and culture. The Privacy-Friendly Awards were launched in 2021 to further this objective.
The Privacy-Friendly Awards 2025, held under the theme “Safeguarding Data Security: Marching towards a New Digital Era,” aimed to recognise and commend the commitment and performance of enterprises, public and private organisations, and government departments in protecting personal data privacy. The Awards also aim to raise awareness of data protection, encourage the adoption of sound data governance practices, and strengthen data security. Organisations were assessed against five “Privacy Protection Measures,” and were awarded in four levels based on the number of measures implemented: “Outstanding Gold Award”, “Gold Award”, “Silver Award”, and “Bronze Award”.
Only 12 out of 157 participating organisations received the Outstanding Gold Award, the highest level of recognition. Huawei was recognised for implementing a comprehensive privacy management system, establishing robust procedures for handling data breaches, conducting regular data breach simulation drills, and delivering a variety of employee training programs to raise privacy awareness.
Speaking at the award ceremony, Huawei Services (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. General Manager Howard Wu said: “Cybersecurity and user privacy protection are Huawei’s top priority. For privacy protection, we have implemented a comprehensive Privacy Management System. Through understanding personal data handling activities conducted by businesses, identifying corresponding privacy risks, developing appropriate control measures and raising employee awareness, we successfully integrated privacy protection into every aspect in our daily operation. We are extremely proud to be recognised by the PCPD for our efforts in protecting users’ privacy. We will continue to be committed to improving our privacy practices and fostering a culture where privacy is highly valued”.
