For encouraging the public to provide intelligence on terrorism or violence related information and promoting the “Spot and Report” strategy, Inter-departmental Counter Terrorism Unit (ICTU) launched the “Counter-terrorism (CT) Reporting Hotline 63-666-999” on June 8. The original Anti-Violence Hotline has been upgraded to the CT Reporting Hotline managed by ICTU, with a view to enhancing the synergistic benefits of intelligence across departments. The new hotline number is also easier to remember, and its first stage includes SMS and WeChat reporting features. ICTU will review the operation of the hotline from time to time and expand the reporting channels as and when necessary.

In order to encourage the public to make reports, the Force is also planning to pay rewards to those who provide reliable terrorism-related information. Regardless of the means of reporting, if the information provided by the public is of crucial assistance to detection of terrorism-related crimes, the Force will, upon completion of prosecution of offences, assess and determine the reward amounts under a stringent mechanism.