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Ten general principles are as follows:

• Fairness: In a fair manner, without favoritism or discrimination and without causing or resulting
in harm;

• Diversity and inclusion: Promote by understanding and respecting the interests of all stakeholders
impacted;

• Human oversight: Human intervention should be dictated by the level of the perceived severity
of ethical issues;

• Lawfulness and compliance: Act in accordance with the regulatory regimes;
• Data privacy: Data protection from collection to use;

• Safety: Ensure physical safety and mental integrity of mankind;
• Accountability: Be responsible for the moral implications of the use and mis use of AI applications.

• Beneficial AI: Promote common good;

• Cooperation and openness: Establish a culture of multistakeholder open cooperation in
ecosystems; and
• Sustainability and just transition: Put mitigation strategies in place to manage potential system
impacts.

These principles are derived from the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
the Hong Kong Ordinances. The principles act as guidance when designing and developing AI
applications.

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) has also issued the Guidance on
Ethical Development and Use of AI in August 2021.

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