such controls are in any event consistent with good and efficient data management practice. There have been no complaints of misuse of personal data. 50. The Government is currently studying what kind of data protection legislation would best suit Hong Kong. As an interim measure, Data Protection Principles and Guidelines have been issued by the Government to all users of personal data in both the public and private sectors. The principles draw on the Guidelines produced by OECD and by the Council of Europe. They seek both to promote good data management practice and to increase awareness and observance of internationally accepted principles of data protection. The Guidelines do not have the force of law but it is the Government's policy for departments to adhere to them. The private sector is also encouraged to follow them. 51. The second question (CCPR/C/SR.857, para. 32) concerned the kind of personal data which could be stored in police computers in Hong Kong. Personal particulars and details of previous convictions are stored on the Police Operational Nominal Index Computer System in respect of all persons with criminal convictions. Details of missing or wanted persons, and persons of criminal intelligence interest, are also on record. Some 3,700,000 inquiries are made to the system annually. 52. Under regulation 24 of the Registration of Persons Regulation, cap. 177, the Chief Secretary may disclose a person's registration particulars under such terms and conditions as he may deem fit to impose. Police requests for access to the information may be made under restricted circumstances. For example, the requesting officer must be of or above the rank of Police Superintendent and the request must be in connection with the investigation of a criminal offence or for extradition or deportation proceedings. 53. The third question (CCPR/C/SR.857, para. 33) related to the powers of 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the data protection legislation and practices in Hong Kong, specifically in the context of personal data stored in police computers and the disclosure of registration particulars. This suggests that the category is related to issues of governance, law, and personal data protection, which are not explicitly listed in the provided categories.

**Category**
Law and Governance