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KE Region
HKUST
Kowloon East Region (KE) and Tseung Kwan O District (TKODIST) have set up the “Hong Kong Drifters’ Report Room” (“Report Room”), a WeChat communication group, since December 2021. The students and staff of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology are invited to join the group, in which latest crime news is disseminated and scam tricks are shared, with enquiries about suspected deception cases instantly answered and assistance provided. The number of group members has increased to 1 800. Five deception cases involving about eight million have been incepted successfully through the WeChat group. In September, a mainland student of HKUST encountered a telephone deception case involving impersonated officials. He subsequently found the case suspicious and sought help from the “Report Room”. The WeChat communication succeeded in preventing him from financial losses. KE and TKODIST will keep stepping up anti-deception publicity in the region and district to protect citizens’ property.
NTN Region
EdUHK, Lingnan University, Zhuhai College
Regional Crime Prevention Office of North Territories North (RCPO NTN) and Police Community Relations Office of Tai Po District set up an anti-deception publicity booth at the Education University of Hong Kong in August and September to raise the awareness of anti-deception among the students and staff. The officers distributed anti-deception leaflets and explained the latest modus operandi of scammers. Officers of RCPO NTN also promoted the newly launched Instagram account in activities to share anti-deception information with the public in a relaxed and humorous manner.
Moreover, officers from the Police Community Relations Office of Tuen Mun District (TMDIST) held an online crime prevention and anti-deception seminar for the students of Lingnan University and Zhuhai College in September to enhance the non-local students’ awareness of crimes in these respects. In both English and Putonghua, the officers of TMDIST explained cybercrimes, online romance scams, e-shopping frauds, scams involving impersonated Mainland law enforcement officers, naked-chat scams and information related to online employment frauds. The officers also introduced the “ADCC Hotline 18222” of the Anti-Deception Coordination Centre. During the seminar, an interview with a mainland university student was broadcast. She shared how her awareness had been enhanced through an anti-deception seminar held by TMDIST.
NTS Region
CUHK, HSUHK, HKMU
Officers from the Regional Crime Prevention Office of New Territories South (RCPO NTS) and Police Community Relations Office of Shatin organised ten face-to-face or online seminars for the teaching staff and non-local students of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hang Seng University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Metropolitan University Li Ka Shing School of Professional and Continuing Education in August and September respectively. Anti-deception information was explained in the seminars. During the question-and-answer sessions, the attendees asked how they could distinguish a genuine website from a bogus one and enquired about scam-related information. Officers of RCPO NTS set up instant messaging groups for the mainland students at the three universities to remind them of the latest modus operandi of scammers and provide immediate assistance.
WDIST
HKU
The Police Community Relations Office (PCRO) of Western District (WDIST) and the Postgraduate Student Association of the University of Hong Kong organised a series of anti-deception events for the non-local students who had arrived lately. Officers from PCRO WDIST and Regional Crime Prevention Office of Hong Kong Island attended the 2022 HKU Orientation Day on September 4. WDIST officers shared anti-deception messages with the participants and distributed souvenirs to the students to raise their awareness of crime prevention. PCRO WDIST will continue effective communication with the student organisations and hold various crime prevention activities regularly to disseminate anti-deception information to students for combating crimes jointly.
