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  "id": 7762561,
  "title": "Policy Address 2026: Hong Kong to appoint AI commissioner and consider deepfake laws – leader John Lee",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/policy-address-2026-hong-kong-to-appoint-ai-commissioner-and-consider-7762561",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-16T09:57:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press-hongkongfp",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/16/policy-address-2026-hong-kong-to-appoint-ai-commissioner-and-consider-deepfake-laws-leader-john-lee/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee announced plans to appoint an AI Commissioner and consider legislation to address deepfake technology in his annual Policy Address. This new Commissioner, part of the government's Digital Policy Office, will support various departments in combating AI-related criminal activities. The Law Reform Commission, responsible for evaluating Hong Kong's laws, is currently reviewing cybercrime legislation with input from the public on potential measures to tackle deepfakes. The government is also exploring further legislation in this area. Parallel to these developments, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data has raised concerns over the growing use of deepfakes for scams worldwide, including in Hong Kong. In other AI-related initiatives, the Hong Kong Tourism Board plans to introduce AI-generated travel recommendations on its website, while RTHK, the government broadcaster, aims to improve production quality using AI to reach a broader audience. Lee's announcement also includes the \"AI for All\" initiative, which will offer more than 200 training sessions to promote responsible AI use across various industries such as tourism, finance, and broadcasting.",
  "summary": "The Hong Kong government will appoint an artificial intelligence (AI) chief and study the implementation of laws tackling the use of deepfake technology, leader John Lee has announced in his annual Policy Address. Chief Executive John Lee said in his address on Wednesday that authorities will create a new post, Commissioner for AI, under the […]",
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        "outlet": "Asia Times",
        "title": "Hong Kong bankrolling China’s bid for global AI reach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/hong-kong-bankrolling-chinas-bid-for-global-ai-reach",
        "published": "2026-09-15T04:32:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "Policy Address 2026: Hong Kong to appoint AI commissioner and consider deepfake laws – leader John Lee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/policy-address-2026-hong-kong-to-appoint-ai-commissioner-and-consider",
        "published": "2026-09-16T09:57:17.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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