Business law issues as related to eCommerce in HK

The following study notes are related to Business law issues as related to eCommerce in Hong Kong:

1. As related to the Contract of Law
• Law of which country should be applied
• The nature of advertisement on the Internet
2. Application of existing legal principles
• Finding appropriate rules by analogy
3. The legal framework as offered by Electronic Transactions Ordinance (Cap 553)
• Facilitation of Electronic Commerce
• On digital electronic signatures
• On admissibility of electronic records
• General rules and presumptions
• What if there is more than one place of business?
• What if there is no principal place of business?
• How can a document be signed over the Internet?
• The problem of Geography: the place of the originator and addressee
• The Establishment of the Postmaster General as a Certification Authority
4. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and guidelines on Virtual Banks
5. On Cybersquatting
6. The problem of privacy
• On Personal Data (privacy) Ordinance and how it protects consumers who provide personal data via Internet
• Issues as related to transfer of personal data outside Hong Kong
• Anti-spam measures in Hong Kong

Reference
Carver, A. (2004) "Chapter 7: The New Law Merchant and the Internet Revolution" Hong Kong Business Law, Longman