Hong Kong officials say they are communicating with mainland authorities to ease data flow from the mainland to the special administrative region. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong officials say they are communicating with mainland authorities to ease data flow from the mainland to the special administrative region. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong in talks with Beijing to ease cross-border data flow as new rules threaten city’s gateway status

  • New rules finalised by China earlier this month require some companies to pass a security assessment before moving data out of the mainland
  • Hong Kong officials are advocating for a mechanism that bans data coming from the mainland from leaving the city, to ease Beijing’s concerns

Hong Kong officials say they are communicating with mainland authorities to ease data flow from the mainland to the special administrative region. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong officials say they are communicating with mainland authorities to ease data flow from the mainland to the special administrative region. Photo: Sam Tsang
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