Hong Kong Free Press on MSN

Hong Kong phone scams triple since real-name SIM card registration required

The number of phone scams in HK has tripled since a real-name SIM card registration system was implemented in 2022, despite ...
techtimes

Hong Kong Police Arrest 4 for Registering 7,300 SIM Cards, Fake IDs for Social Media Scams

Hong Kong police arrested four people for allegedly using falsified identity documents to register over 7,300 SIM cards to facilitate social media scams, The South China Morning Post reports. The ...
Jurist

Hong Kong court upholds real-name registration requirement for SIM cards users

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance dismissed an application for judicial review on Friday to challenge the real-name registration regime for SIM card users. The court held that the regime is not ...

An accidental peek into online scammers’ chats

A HONG KONG man who bought a prepaid SIM card unexpectedly found himself peering into the world of online scams operating out ...
Global Voices Online

Hong Kong to launch real-name registration of mobile SIM cards

The Hong Kong government kickstarted on January 29 a public consultation on a legislation proposal that would make real-name registration of mobile SIM cards mandatory. Hong Kong's Under-Secretary for ...
Reuters

Hong Kong eyes push on mobile phone SIM cards that could stoke privacy fears

HONG KONG, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Hong Kong is canvassing public opinion over a real-name registration system for mobile phone SIM cards, in a bid to fight crime in the Chinese-ruled city, it said on ...