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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data has received 24 complaints and seven inquiries in recent months related to the scam. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong privacy watchdog warns of fake retailer compensation call scam

2 hours ago02 mins

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has warned of a new scam in which fraudsters impersonate an electrical appliance retailer to offer compensation or product replacements, with losses totalling HK$17,000 (US$2,170) in one case. A spokesman for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said on Thursday that it had received 24 complaints and seven…

Faulty appliance sparks fire at Hong Kong housing estate, prompting 300 to flee

4 months ago01 mins

A fire believed to have been caused by a short circuit in a household appliance broke out at a Hong Kong public housing estate in east Kowloon, prompting more than 300 residents to flee their flats. Police on Thursday reported receiving multiple calls about a fire at Lam Wai House in Lam Tin Estate, at…