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Date: 19 June 2024

Raising Public Awareness to Combat Fraud – Privacy Commissioner’s Office Organises a Seminar on “Beware of Scams Protect Your Personal Data”

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) organised a seminar on “Beware of Scams Protect Your Personal Data” in hybrid mode on 18 June, which attracted over 370 participants.

At the seminar, Ms Joyce LAI, Assistant Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Corporate Communications and Compliance) of the PCPD, shared practical tips of protecting personal data privacy when using smartphones, instant messaging software and social media with the participants. Mr Andy LAU, Senior Inspector of Police, Anti-Deception Coordination Centre (ADCC) (Publicity) of the Commercial Crime Bureau of the Hong Kong Police Force, also spoke as a guest speaker on the latest trends of scams, using real cases as examples.

Please click here for Ms LAI’s presentation deck (Chinese only).
Please click here for Inspector LAU’s presentation deck (Chinese only).


Raising Public Awareness to Combat Fraud
Ms Joyce LAI, Assistant Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Corporate Communications and Compliance) (left) and Mr Andy LAU, Senior Inspector of Police, ADCC (Publicity) of the Commercial Crime Bureau, Hong Kong Police Force (right), answered participants’ questions at the seminar.