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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 ¡ª to take effect at an unspecified date in 2006 ¡ª
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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