Google reviewed all requests for user data and pushed back on overly broad ones to protect the privacy of users, it added.
The Washington Post newspaper reported earlier on Friday that Google would stop responding directly to data requests from Hong Kong authorities, implying the company would now treat Hong Kong effectively the same as mainland China in such dealings.
President Donald Trump and further raised U.S.-China tensions after Washingtons decision to end the former British colonys special status under U.S.
Google notified Hong Kong police on Thursday that it would direct officials to pursue any requests for data through a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with the United States, which involves routing through the U.S.
In July, Facebook Inc , Google and Twitter Inc suspended processing government requests for user data in Hong Kong.
Tech companies have long operated freely in Hong Kong, a financial hub where internet access has been unaffected by the firewall imposed in mainland China, which blocks Google, Twitter and Facebook.
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