Operation SHIELD Publicity Campaign (Eastern District)
Time | 1. Between 0830 and 0930 hours on 2023-08-02 2. Between 0830 and 0930 hours on 2023-08-09 3. Between 0830 and 0930 hours on 2023-08-16 4. Between 0830 and 0930 hours on 2023-08-23 5. Between 0830 and 0930 hours on 2023-08-30 |
Venue | 1. At the junction of North Point Road and Chun Yeung Street, North Point 2. Outside Exit A, Chai Wan MTR Station 3. Outside 989 King’s Road, North Point 4. Hing Wah (I) Estate, Chaiwan 5. Outside Exit A, Fortress Hill MTR Station |
Target Audience | The general public |
Details | The highlight of the Event 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, Eastern District launched an anti-deception operation named “Operation SHIELD” with a view to raising the public awareness of various kinds of scams for prevention. |
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