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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
Chong Hing Bank Limited	Fraudulent websites and internet banking login screens
Chiyu Banking Corporation Limited	Fraudulent website and internet banking login screen
OCBC Bank (Hong Kong) Limited	Fraudulent website and internet banking login screen

 
     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 effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Thursday, October 29, 2026 is 100.1 (down 0.1 against yesterday’s index). read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:      The Judiciary today (October 29) announced the appointment of the Honourable Mr Justice Lee Wan-tang, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, as a Just… read more

     The 2026 Edition of the "Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics" was published by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) today (October 29). The Digest is available for downloading at the website of the C… read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Independent Committee in relation to the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po:
 
     The Independent Committee in relation to the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po notes that today (October 29) the Government has released the redacted version of the Committee’s report.

     The Committee notes that having sought legal advice, the Government has redacted certain parts of the report that may cause undue prejudice (actual or perceived) to the relevant criminal prosecutions. At the invitation of the Government, the redacted report has been uploaded to the website of the Committee (www.ic-wangfukcourtfire.gov.hk/eng/report.html). The Committee notes that the Government will release the full report after all relevant criminal legal proceedings have been concluded. read more