Briefing to Hong Kong Construction Association on CWRS in May

Briefing to Hong Kong Construction Association on CWRS in May 2015
Summary Notes
I.
Progress on the Development of the CIC Android Device
1. Internal testing of the CIC Android Device has just started.
2. Demonstration on the integration with hand-key biometric authentication
and the turnstile was shown at the briefing.
3. To facilitate the estimation on the total number of CIC Android Devices
required, a questionnaire would be distributed to the contractors soon.
II.
Authentication
1. Development Bureau confirmed that the requirement of biometric
authentication at public works projects would be removed after the
2.
3.
4.
implementation of the CWRS
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“OPCPD”)
does not have much concern on the use of hand-key system given that it is a
less privacy intrusive palm geometry recognition system, provided that the
person directly collecting personal data from the Workers should provide
“Personal Information Collection Statement” specifying the purpose of
collection of biometric data and the classes of transferees.
OPCPD has strong reservation against the deployment of fingerprint
recognition system.
While the CIC Android Device is designed to facilitate the integration with
of the commonly used biometric authentication system, contractors can
consider other Android Devices in particular when they do not use any
biometric authentication system.
III. Implementation Timeline:
Pilot Test
Jul 2015 – Oct 2015
Start installing CWRS at Batch 1：Dec 2015
sites
(no integration with biometric authentication required;
start using once installed)
Batch 2: Jan 2016
(integration with “template-on-server” biometric
authentication required; start using once installed)
Batch 3: Feb 2016
(integration
with
“template-on-card”
biometric
1
authentication required; not use immediately but wait
for “Switchover Day”)
Complete installation of May 2016
CWRS at sites
CWR Card Switchover
Feb 2016 – Apr 2016
Produce new CWR cards for All registered workers but
not used for the moment
May 2016 – Middle of Jun 2016
Contractors to install biometric data in new CWR cards
of their workers as necessary
Middle of Jun 2016 / Beginning of Jul 2016 （Date to be
confirmed）
Start using new CWR cards by All registered workers
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Remark 1 – The same day switchover set out in Batch 3 will only support the palm geometry (Handkey)
authentication system.