25 Oct 2021立場新聞#1659
【突收緊查冊】下周一起土地公司查冊須「實名」 必須申報姓名身份證號碼
The Land Registry and Companies Registry have announced that, from next month, members of the public will have to register under their real names when conducting searches, declaring their names and identity card numbers to the registries. The Land Registry also requires searchers to confirm that they will not use the information obtained in breach of the Privacy Ordinance, and to acknowledge that the personal data they declare may be passed to law enforcement agencies.
土地註冊處、公司註冊處宣佈下月起公眾須「實名」查冊，向處方申報姓名及身份證號碼。土地註冊處更要求查冊者確認不會在違反《私隱條例》的情況下使用所得的資料，並確認明白其申報的個人資料或轉交予執法機關。
18 Aug 2021立場新聞#1507
【立法會】收緊公司查冊安排完成審議 首階段 8.23 實施
The review of tightened company search arrangements under the Companies Ordinance has been completed, with the first phase to take effect on 23 August. Companies will then be allowed to use correspondence addresses instead of usual residential addresses for directors in their registers. Directors and company secretaries may also choose to provide only part of their identity card numbers, rather than the full numbers, for public inspection.
收緊《公司條例》查冊安排完成審議，首階段8月23日實施。屆時容許公司董事在登記冊上以通訊地址取代通常住址，董事和公司秘書亦可選擇以部分身分識別號碼，代替完整號碼讓公眾查閱。
26 Apr 2021RTHK#1349
公司註冊處前處長指查冊新限制影響香港金融中心聲譽
Former Registrar of Companies Gordon William Ewing Jones wrote in Ming Pao that the Government’s proposal to restrict company searches was submitted directly to the Legislative Council without public consultation. If implemented, the new rules would weaken the core accountability system, transparency principles and corporate governance standards of Hong Kong’s business community, affecting the image and reputation of Hong Kong as an international business and financial centre. Gordon William Ewing Jones recommended that the Government reconsider the proposal.
公司註冊處前處長鍾悟思在《明報》撰文，指政府提出限制查冊的建議未經公眾諮詢就直接提交立法會。若實施新規定，將削弱香港商界的核心問責制、透明原則以及公司治理標準，影響香港作為國際商業和金融中心的形象及聲譽，建議政府重新考慮。
9 Apr 2021政府新聞網#1315
新查冊安排保障個人私隱
The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau submitted proposals on implementing new company search arrangements to a meeting of the Legislative Council Panel on Financial Affairs.
財經事務及庫務局向立法會財經事務委員會會議提交就實施新查冊安排的建議。
4 Jan 2021聞庫(立場)#1138
運輸署推新措施 將查冊者名稱交車主 毛孟靜：令記者反遭起底極不合理
The Transport Department suddenly announced that, from 2 January, it would provide a new service notifying vehicle owners by email when their vehicle registration records had been searched by a person or organisation. In an evening reply to Stand News, the department said the notification email would list the searcher's name and the purpose of the application, meaning that vehicle owners would be able to identify those conducting searches. The department also said it had received 14 applications in the first two days after the new service was launched.
運輸署突然公布，由 1 月 2 日起提供新服務，透過電郵通知車主其車牌被人或機構查冊。署方晚上回覆《立場》指，該通知電郵會載列查冊人的名稱及申請目的，意味車主日後可掌握查冊者身份。署方又指，新服務推出首兩日已接 14 宗申請。
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