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

     The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to the press releases issued by the banks listed below relating to fraudulent websites, internet banking login screens, phishing emails or other scams, which have been reported to the HKMA. Hyperlinks to the press releases are available on the HKMA website.
 

Bank	Type of Scam
The Bank of East Asia, Limited	Fraudulent website and internet banking login screen
Shanghai Commercial Bank Limited	Fraudulent website and internet banking login screen
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited	Fraudulent website and internet banking login screen
China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited	Fraudulent websites and internet banking login screens

 
     The HKMA wishes to remind the public that banks will not send SMS or emails with embedded hyperlinks which direct them to the banks’ websites to carry out transactions. They will not ask customers for sensitive information, such as login passwords or one-time password, by phone, email or SMS (including via embedded hyperlinks).
      
     Anyone who has provided his or her personal information, or who has conducted any financial transactions, through or in response to the scams concerned, should contact the relevant bank with the information provided in the corresponding press release, and report the matter to the Crime Wing Information Centre of the Hong Kong Police Force at 2860 5012. read more

     The Government announced today (June 6) that the Financial Secretary, under the authority delegated by the Chief Executive, has appointed five new members and reappointed seven serving members to the Advisory Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for a term of two years from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2027.
 
     The membership of the SFC Advisory Committee for the new term is as follows:
 
New appointees
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Mr Vincent Chui Yik-chiu
Mr Lam Chi-ki
Ms Elisa Ng Ka-li
Ms Katherine Ng Kit-shuen
Mr Xu Tao
 
Reappointed members
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Professor Cai Hongbin
Dr Jia Hongrui
Ms Li Tong
Mr Phillip Meyer
Ms Fion Ng Siu-mui
Mr Tse Yung-hoi
Mr Harold Wong Tsu-hing
 
     The Government also expressed gratitude to the outgoing members, Ms June Wong Wai-man and Mr Wilfred Yiu Ka-yan, for their valuable contributions during their terms.
 
     A Government spokesman said, “The SFC Advisory Committee comprises members from different professions. They possess extensive operational experience and professional knowledge of the financial markets. We are confident that they will provide independent and professional advice to the SFC on matters related to the SFC’s policy and market regulation.”
 
     The SFC Advisory Committee was established under Section 7 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance to advise the SFC on policy matters regarding its regulatory objectives and functions. In addition to the 12 appointed members, the SFC Advisory Committee comprises the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and two Executive Directors of the SFC. read more

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

     The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (June 6) that the official foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong amounted to US$431.0 billion as at the end of May 2025 (end-April 2025: US$410.2 billion) (Annex).
      
     Including unsettled foreign exchange contracts, the foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong at the end of May 2025 amounted to US$430.9 billion (end-April 2025: US$409.4 billion).        
      
     The total foreign currency reserve assets of US$431.0 billion represent over five times the currency in circulation or about 38 per cent of Hong Kong dollar M3.
 
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     At present, four press releases relating to the Exchange Fund’s data are issued by the HKMA each month. Three of these releases are issued to disseminate monetary data in accordance with International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS). The fourth press release, on the Exchange Fund’s Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account, is made in accordance with the HKMA’s policy of maintaining a high level of transparency. For the month of June 2025, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:
 

June 6	SDDS International Reserves (Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures)
June 13	SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank (Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund)
June 30	SDDS Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
June 30	Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account

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     The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (June 6) reported the latest number of dengue fever (DF) cases, and urged the public to maintain strict environmental hygiene, mosquito control and p… read more

     In response to the Japanese Government’s plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated water at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station, the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene issued a Food Safety Order which prohibits all aquatic products, sea salt and seaweeds originating from the 10 metropolis/prefectures, namely Tokyo, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Miyagi, Chiba, Gunma, Tochigi, Niigata, Nagano and Saitama, from being imported into and supplied in Hong Kong.
 
     For other Japanese aquatic products, sea salt and seaweeds that are not prohibited from being imported into Hong Kong, the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department is conducting comprehensive radiological tests to verify that the radiation levels of these products do not exceed the guideline levels before they are allowed to be supplied in the market.
 
     From noon on June 5 to noon today (June 6), the CFS conducted tests on the radiological levels of 223 food samples imported from Japan, which were of the “aquatic and related products, seaweeds and sea salt” category. No sample was found to have exceeded the safety limit. Details can be found on the CFS’s thematic website titled “Control Measures on Foods Imported from Japan” (www.cfs.gov.hk/english/programme/programme_rafs/programme_rafs_fc_01_30_Nuclear_Event_and_Food_Safety.html).
 
     In parallel, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) has also tested 52 samples of local catch for radiological levels. All the samples passed the tests. Details can be found on the AFCD’s website (www.afcd.gov.hk/english/fisheries/Radiological_testing/Radiological_Test.html).
 
     The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) has also enhanced the environmental monitoring of the local waters. No anomaly has been detected so far. For details, please refer to the HKO’s website (www.hko.gov.hk/en/radiation/monitoring/seawater.html).
 
     From August 24, 2023, to noon today, the CFS and the AFCD have conducted tests on the radiological levels of 141 646 samples of food imported from Japan (including 93 167 samples of aquatic and related products, seaweeds and sea salt) and 32 440 samples of local catch respectively. All the samples passed the tests. read more