Over the past three weeks, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department took enforcement action against 10 persons suspected of unlicensed hawking causing obstruction at domestic helper gathering points, seizing about 2 tonnes of goods, including cooked food, clothes, shoes, handbags and cosmetics. The department subsequently issued more than 30 notices in respect of unattended items and removed over 80 kilograms of items obstructing cleansing. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department reminded employers that domestic helpers engaging in illegal hawking have violated their conditions of stay, and must obey the law and maintain environmental hygiene.
Secretary for Security Chris Tang chaired the third meeting of the Cross-departmental Task Force on Illegal Workers on 30 September, adding five departments including the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau as members, and designating catering and cleaning, renovation and construction, retail, food delivery, transport and logistics, and tourism as key sectors for cracking down on illegal workers. The task force will invite the industries to nominate anti-illegal worker ambassadors to gather intelligence, and advance measures including online patrols and a review of penalties.
Why read this: The report lists the departments added to the task force and the six key sectors, allowing readers to check whether their own industry is on the crackdown list, and understand the task force's background.
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HKICL reminded the public to beware of the fake website refund-fps.ink, which masquerades as an FPS online transaction refund service and directs users into WhatsApp conversations with people impersonating customer service staff. HKICL said it has absolutely no relationship with the website; the official websites are www.hkicl.com.hk and fps.hkicl.com.hk, and suspicious communications can be verified by calling 2533 1111.
Why read this: The announcement lists the characteristics of the fake website address alongside the genuine official website, and provides a verification telephone number, allowing readers to immediately check the authenticity of links they have received.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority urges the public to remain vigilant, noting that several banks have issued press releases regarding scams involving fraudulent websites, online banking login pages and impersonation emails, among others, including a fraudulent mobile application of Bank of Singapore Limited. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority reminds the public that banks will not request sensitive information such as login passwords and one-time passwords via hyperlinks in SMS messages or emails, and that those who have provided personal information should call 2860 5012 to report the case to the Information Centre of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Hong Kong Police Force.
The "Temporary Accommodation Centre / Urban Single Persons' Hostel" will be renamed "Single Persons' Hostel" with effect from 1 October 2026. Data on that webpage on the Open Data Platform will cease to be updated on the same day, and the latest information will be available on the Common Spatial Data Infrastructure (CSDI) Portal. The list is provided by the Social Welfare Department and sets out the names of operators, contact details, enquiry hours, gender of service recipients and hostel types.
The data.gov.hk dataset "Scam Notification" is provided by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, with a publication date of 2026-09-14. The dataset uses JSON format and provides an application programming interface, with an update frequency of as required. The interface is read using the GET method, and the required parameter lang can be entered as en, tc or sc to select the output language.
The Census and Statistics Department has updated the Table 170-05009 Population Census Population by Ethnicity dataset on data.gov.hk, with a publication date of 2026-09-30 and data language in Simplified Chinese. The dataset is categorised under Population, and provides JSON format and an application programming interface, with an update frequency of as required, and a creation date of 2022-02-28.
The Census and Statistics Department dataset "Table 170-05009: Population Census - Population by Ethnicity" was updated on data.gov.hk, with a publication date of 2026-09-30. The data is provided in Traditional Chinese, in JSON format with an application programming interface, and the update frequency is as needed.
The data.gov.hk dataset Table 170-05009 "Population by ethnicity" was published on 2026-09-30. The dataset was created on 2022-02-28, the data language is Simplified Chinese, and it is open data under the "Population" category.
The open data platform data.gov.hk has updated and published the dataset "Table 170-05009: Population by Ethnicity", with a publication date of 2026-09-30 and data language of Traditional Chinese. The dataset was created on 2022-02-28 and is classified under the "Population" category.
data.gov.hk has updated the Table 170-05009 dataset, containing census population by ethnicity, with the data available in English. The dataset was created on 2022-02-28, and this release is dated 2026-09-30.
The data.gov.hk dataset Table 170-05009 "Population by Census – Population by Ethnicity" was published on 2026-09-30. The dataset was created on 2022-02-28, the data language is Simplified Chinese, and it is open data under the "Population" category.
The open data platform data.gov.hk has updated and published the dataset "Table 170-05009: Population Census - Population by Ethnicity", with a publication date of 2026-09-30 and data language in Traditional Chinese. The dataset was created on 2022-02-28 and is classified under the "Population" category.
data.gov.hk has updated the Table 170-05009 dataset, containing census population figures by ethnicity, with the data available in English. The dataset was created on 2022-02-28, and this release is dated 2026-09-30.