In Hong Kong, the fear of government surveillance and privacy concerns have been re-ignited after the pro-Beijing city government announced a new system requiring prepaid SIM card users to provide their personal information. Under the new system, cellphone users are required to provide their real name, birthday, identity document numbers, and a copy of the identity document, and other personal details, to their mobile service providers, said Edward Yau, Hong Kong’s secretary for commerce and economic developments, in a briefing on June 1. The bill for the proposed system will be reviewed by the city’s Legislative Council (LegCo) on June 9, and it is widely expected to be approved since there is no effective opposition after mass resignations last year in protest against the disqualification of four pro-democracy lawmakers. According to Yau, the system would come into effect on Sept. 1 and its purpose would be to fight crime. Service …