CLARIFICATIONS

The Transport Department alerts citizens to fraudulent websites purporting to be those of the Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme and seek to deceive AlipayHK users under the scheme into providing personal data.

The Government appeals to the public to stay vigilant when it comes to a forged video created by artificial intelligence circulating online about an investment plan purportedly recommended by the Chief Executive.

Customs appeals to the public to stay alert to deceptive phone calls purporting to be made by the department.

The Health Bureau expresses regret over the inaccurate and misleading content in a report published by Sing Tao Daily on April 3 which quoted individuals' remarks on alternative smoking products and waterpipe tobacco.

The Government cautions the public not to be taken in by a video circulating online which falsely presents the Financial Secretary promoting a so-called “Government Investment Platform”.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government denounces the UK’s “Six-monthly report on Hong Kong: July to December 2024”, stating that it contains the slanders and smears about various aspects of the Hong Kong SAR.

The Government disagrees with an observation made in a report by S&P issued on March 5 that there is an oversupply of residential properties in Hong Kong, noting that data shows a keen housing demand.