The Hong of 16,900 mainland residents applying for two international exams had been leaked.

The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority said on Friday that te personal data of 16,900 mainland residents applying for two international exams had been leaked.

The data included names, dates of birth, and email addresses.

The authority said it had discovered the incident on Thursday and reported it to the police and to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data.

It said there was so far no evidence that DSE or other exams had been affected.

The authority apologised and said it would take all feasible measures to mitigate the incident's impact. It said relevant examination organisers had been notified, and it was following up on arrangements to notify those affected.


Edited by Robert Kemp