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 Reuters reported this week that Fosun had sent over a template,
based on a contract signed with Chinese-run Hong Kong, in talks with
two Taiwanese tech firms for the vaccine in which Fosun sought
access to Taiwanese medical records.
Those clauses did not end up appearing in the final contract, the
sources said.
Fosun is BioNTech SE's sales agent for mainland China, Hong Kong,
Macau and Taiwan.
In a statement late on Tuesday, Hong Kong's government said in its
contract with Fosun there are no clauses which "empower or enable
Fosun or any third party to collect, access, or via any means to
obtain or use the personal information of vaccinated individuals".
Hong Kong's government has always attached great importance to
personal data privacy, and in the city's vaccination programme there
are clear and strict guidelines and procedures for the collection
and use of personal information, it added.
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 Fosun has not responded to
requests for comment on the clauses in the
template sent to Taiwan.
Fosun signed a deal on Sunday with Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC),
Taiwan contract electronics maker Foxconn and
the charity of Foxconn's founder Terry Gou for a
total of 10 million vaccine doses.
(Reporting by Marius Zaharia; Writing by Ben
Blanchard; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)
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