Anti-Deception Events
Operation SHIELD Publicity Campaign
Time | 1.Between 0830 and 0930 hours on 2023-02-02 2.Between 1330 and 1430 hours on 2023-02-02 3.Between 1230 and 1530 hours on 2023-02-11 4.Between 0830 and 0930 hours on 2023-02-15 5.Between 1330 and 1430 hours on 2023-02-15 6.Between 0830 and 0930 hours on 2023-02-22 7.Between 1330 and 1430 hours on 2023-02-22 |
Venue | 1.Outside Chai Wan MTR Station, Kut Shing Street, Chaiwan 2.Outside Fortress Hill MTR Station, King’s Road, North Point 3.Shau Kei Wan Tram Terminus 4.Siu Sai Wan Estate near Bus Terminus 5.Near North Point MTR Station, Suk Kuk Street, North Point 6.Outside 989 King’s Road, North Point 7.Outside Exit B, Sai Wan Ho MTR Station |
Target Audience | The General Public |
Details | The highlight of the Events is as follows: |
| In 2021, 19,249 deception cases were recorded, representing a significant increase by 24% as comparted with last year. The total number of deception cases amount to approx. 30% of all cases. In Eastern District, there were a total of 698 deception cases reported between January and June 2022, representing an increase of 59.7% (+261 cases) from 437 deception cases in the same period last year.In light of the increasingly prevalent deception trends, EDIST launched an anti-deception operation named “Operation SHIELD”- 防騙盾 (the Operation) with a view to raising the public awareness of various kinds of scams for prevention. |
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