Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO)
Amended 2021 to add anti-doxxing provisions; PCPD is supervisory authority
Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD)
East Asia & Pacific · GDP rank #24
Hong Kong
HK · HKD @ 0.1276/USD
Tab 06
Fraud & security
Headline fraud totals and typology splits, the rollout of EMV chip, tokenisation, 3DS and biometrics, and the controlling data-protection and payments statutes.
APP fraud escalation driven by Cambodia/Myanmar call-centre ring targeting Hong Kong professional class; HKMA launched Scameter HKPF-integrated warning system 2024.
Reported payment fraud · 2024
1.4B HKD▲ +18% vs prior year
Card-not-present share
82%
3DS adoption on CNP
96%
Trend lines
What's growing fastest
Where a full typology breakdown is not published, the authorities typically disclose year-on-year growth in specific scam categories. Authorised push-payment (APP) scams and account-takeover fraud are the canonical “wallet era” concerns in most markets.
- Card-not-present share82%
- APP scam growth YoY+42%
- Account takeover growth YoY+24%
Controlling regulation
Payment Systems and Stored Value Facilities Ordinance
Cap 584 — HKMA's licensing regime for payment systems and SVF issuers
HKMA