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SQESalespersons Qualifying Examination✓EAQEEstate Agents Qualifying ExaminationSalesperson Mr Chu is leaving Agency A for Agency B and copies Agency A's listings and client contact lists to take with him. Which statement is correct?
Answer: It is unethical and may breach personal data law; the data belong to Agency A. Why not the others: - He collected them himself: He did so as Agency A's employee and agent. - Agency B pays: Payment worsens the position. - Telling clients later: Taking the data first is the problem. Rule: EAA guidance on unethical or unlawful transfer of clientele and listings (Circulars Nos. 03-10 and 07-02 (CR)) warns licensees not to take an employer's listings or client data; using personal data for a new purpose without consent breaches DPP3. Source: EAA Practice Circulars Nos. 03-10 (CR) and 07-02 (CR); Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486), DPP3; EAA Code of Ethics, paragraph 3.1.1; as at Oct 2026
Thinking listings 'belong' to the salesperson who obtained them.
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