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Hong Kong plans to enact anti-spam law
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-06-12 15:48
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region plans to enact an anti-spam law next
year to crack down on companies that send unsolicited e-mails or make automated
telemarketing calls to consumers, an official has said.
The local government has consulted with industry groups to craft a law that
would combat junk faxes, e-mails, text messages and telemarketing calls.
Au Man-ho, director-general of the Telecommunications Authority, said in a
statement Saturday that direct marketing companies using automated calling on an
unsolicited basis "can be considered a spam problem."
However, Au said the law — to take effect at an unspecified date in 2006 —
would not cover "manually made cold calls" to avoid interfering with normal
business activities.
He said the issue still requires public discussion and that the government
was working with fixed-line and mobile operators to create a code of practice
for telemarketing.
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