further criticised when it was revealed that there were no safeguards on the transfer or reuse of the personal data to parties outside of Hong Kong. Chan apologised before a Legislative Council's finance affairs panel meeting; she said that she 'might have used a wrong definition of selling [personal data] at the time'. Legislators from all parties demanded Chan's resignation for attempting to mislead the public, thus precipitating a crisis of confidence in the company, and putting the company into disrepute by her lies. References External links Official website of Octopus Cards Limited Information technology companies of Hong Kong Transport in Hong Kong Financial services companies established in 1994