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     The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong (GDETO) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region today (June 16) reminds the public to remain vigilant against phone scams.

     It has come to the GDETO’s attention that fraudsters have recently used a fake caller number display to impersonate GDETO officers to make calls to members of the public.

     Members of the public must at all times remain vigilant and cautious when receiving calls. Instead of simply relying on the incoming caller number display to identify callers, believing callers hastily, or disclosing personal information arbitrarily, members of the public are advised to take the initiative to verify the identities of callers, such as seeking confirmation from the GDETO by phone or email.

     If in doubt, please contact the GDETO at (86 20) 3891 1220 or send an email to the GDETO at general@gdeto.gov.hk.

     Members of the public can also make enquiries and seek assistance from Mainland China’s National Anti-Fraud Center at (86) 96110, or Hong Kong Police officers of the Anti-Deception Coordination Centre by calling the 24-hour police enquiry hotline, Anti-Scam Helpline 18222.

     Anyone suspecting a phone scam should immediately report it to the Police. read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:        The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), as representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, published today (June 16… read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

     The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) will issue Renminbi Bills through the Central Moneymarkets Unit of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). Please find attached the tender notice and the tender information memorandum of the Renminbi Bills to be issued by the PBOC. Please also find attached the tender-related information provided by the Issuing and Lodging Agent through the HKMA. read more

     The Intangible Cultural Heritage Office (ICHO) of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) presents the brand new Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Mobile Centre “Mobile ICH” starting from June. With more technological and interactive elements for the showcase of ICH items, the ICH Mobile Centre will travel among districts and schools in Hong Kong in the coming two years. Through exhibitions, educational activities and public programmes on the Mobile Centre, the public and students can enjoy fun games while enhancing their knowledge of the rich content of Hong Kong’s ICH in an engaging way.
      
     Focusing on festive events, the Mobile ICH covers themes such as languages, music, performing arts, knowledge and practices concerning nature, festive events, customs and craftsmanship. It highlights the introduction of 13 of Hong Kong’s ICH items, namely traditional Chinese almanac, lantern lighting ritual, flower-lantern paper crafting technique, lantern band embroidery technique, unicorn dance, Spring and Autumn ancestral worship of clans, Hong Kong cheongsam making technique, Wai Tau dialect, “Sek Pun” (basin feast), Yu Lan Festival of the Hong Kong Chiu Chow community, Chiu Chow food making technique, engor and Chiu Chow music.
      
     Apart from exhibits and videos related to ICH, the ICH Mobile Centre features an interactive “Hong Kong ICH Festival Map”, leading the public to explore the festivals across all 18 districts and cultural traditions, and add the events to their mobile phone calendars. Through interactive devices “Tung Shing (the book of everything) Calendar” and “ICH 123”, the public can browse local festivals to learn details of related ICH items and the different ways of safeguarding and passing on ICH. The public can also make and keep their own Spring Ox Picture Souvenir Card by participating in the stamping activity on the ICH Mobile Centre.
      
     The ICH Mobile Centre project is presented by the ICHO of the LCSD, organised by the Hong Kong Resource Centre for Heritage, and funded by the ICH Funding Scheme. For information and schedule of the ICH Mobile Centre, please visit the website www.icho.hk/en/web/icho/mobile_ich_public_programme_2025.html. Applications for the ICH Mobile Centre project will be open to schools. Details will be announced on the website of the ICHO.

                

     The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, will depart for Shanghai tomorrow (June 17) afternoon. During his visit, he will attend the opening ceremony and plenary session of the 2025 Lujiazui Forum. He will also witness the signing of the Action Plan for Collaborative Development of Shanghai and Hong Kong International Financial Centres. Mr Chan will also attend an international exchange dinner organised by the China Finance 40 Forum. While in Shanghai, he will meet with officials of the relevant central ministries and Shanghai, as well as economic and financial leaders from various places, to discuss the strengthening of co-operation and exchanges.
      
     The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui, will participate in the visit.
      
     Mr Chan will return to Hong Kong in the afternoon of June 18. During his absence, the Deputy Financial Secretary, Mr Michael Wong, will act as Financial Secretary. During Mr Hui’s absence, the Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Joseph Chan, will be the Acting Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury. read more