On May 3, 2018, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data ("PCPD") explained that a statutory do-not-call registry will provide protections against unwanted telemarketing campaigns (source document in Chinese). While discussing the benefits of the registry, the Privacy Commissioner also emphasized the value of telemarketing to the economy and recommended that the government appoint the privacy commissioner as the managing authority for the registry.

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