The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     ​The Hospital Authority (HA) spokesperson today (October 18) urged members of the public to stay alert against fraudulent acts to collect personal information on behalf of HA staff.
      
     The HA has recently received reports on a suspected impersonation of the Chief Executive of the HA, Dr Tony Ko, who solicited personal information such as contact details from the recipients through emails. The spokesperson stressed that Dr Ko had never sent such emails and reminded members of the public not to reply to emails from unknown sources or provide personal data to unknown persons, and to avoid clicking on suspicious hyperlinks.
      
     The HA is very concerned about the incident and has reported the case to the Police for investigation. The HA reminded members of the public that the emails sent by the HA end with "@ha.org.hk", and appealed to members of the public to be vigilant towards fraudulent emails and to report to the Police if in doubt.

Ends/Friday, October 18, 2024
Issued at HKT 20:00

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