Hong Kong watchdog orders removal of viral video allegedly involving singer David Lui

A viral dashcam video clip showing a heated argument inside a ride-hailing vehicle between a driver and a passenger, identified in the footage as singer David Lui Fong, has prompted Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog to order its removal, the South China Morning Post has learned.

In response to the SCMP’s queries, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said on Friday that it had ordered a social media platform to remove the footage, adding that the office had not yet received any complaints about the video.

It added that any video clearly identifying a specific person through a video camera system was deemed “personal data” under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.

Drivers must comply with the law, the office said, meaning they cannot upload passenger footage without explicit consent.

The footage, first circulated on social media platform Threads, began as a dispute over an apparent GPS map mistake and quickly escalated into a shouting match with profanity and personal insults. It started circulating on social media on Thursday night.

The confrontation was sparked when the driver claimed he had arrived at the address shown on his map, while the passenger insisted it was incorrect.

The passenger requested the driver move forward slightly, but the driver refused, saying he could not stop there and needed to pick up his next customer.