# AI rules in Hong Kong

Hong Kong has no AI-specific law and governs AI through guidance from the privacy commissioner and financial regulators. The 2026 Policy Address created a Commissioner for AI and a seven-part risk plan that includes studying deepfake legislation.

- **Approach:** Sector regulators and guidelines
- **Key bodies:** Digital Policy Office (Commissioner for AI), Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau, Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Intellectual Property Department
- **Strategy:** [Chief Executive’s 2026 Policy Address: AI risk governance](https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202609/16/P2026091600264.htm) (2026)
- **Last checked:** 13 Oct 2026

## Rules (0)


## Programmes and facts
- Hong Kong AI Research and Development Institute: HK$1bn set aside in the 2025-26 Budget, expected to begin operation in 2026
- HK$300 million AI for Welfare Lab (2026 Policy Address)
- HKMA and Cyberport GenAI Sandbox: second cohort of 27 use cases from 20 banks (Oct 2025)
- SFC circular on licensed firms’ use of generative AI language models (Nov 2024)
- Copyright amendment for text and data mining with an owner opt-out, delayed in Sep 2026 while guidelines come first

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