Sharing Festive Joy with Smart Elders – Privacy Commissioner’s Office Volunteer Team Organises a Fraud Prevention Christmas Gathering for Around 200 Elders
Date: 23 December 2024
Sharing Festive Joy with Smart Elders
–
Privacy Commissioner’s Office Volunteer Team Organises a
Fraud Prevention Christmas Gathering for Around 200 Elders
The Volunteer Team of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner
for Personal Data (PCPD) visited St. James’ Settlement Wan Chai
District Elderly Community Centre on 20 December and organised a
Christmas fraud prevention gathering for around 200 elders.
In
addition to having the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy
Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, who delivered anti-fraud
messages, artiste Mr LUK Ho-ming (陸浩明) also joined the gathering as a
guest host and performer. The event aimed to enhance the elderly’s
awareness of fraud prevention in a lively and joyful way.
During the event, the Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-
ling, shared six tips on fraud prevention with the elderlies and
reminded them to stay vigilant. She said, “Personal data is valuable,
and swindlers would leverage on victims’ kind-heartedness, curiosity
and try-your-luck mentality to perpetuate frauds. They may even use
artificial intelligence (AI) deepfake technology to impersonate
victims’ relatives and friends to swindle money or personal data. I
hope that the elders can better protect their personal data through
this event, so as to become smart elders and prevent falling into the
traps of swindlers. ”
Besides, artiste Mr LUK hosted a quiz
session with prizes to test the elderly’s understanding of the
protection of personal data privacy and fraud prevention skills. He
also sang a popular song and invited the elderlies to join the chorus
in a lively atmosphere. A number of elderlies received prizes at the
lucky draw session during the event, and the Volunteer Team also
distributed Christmas gift bags to every elder, with a view to
bringing warmth and blessings to them before the festive season.
Established in 2022, the PCPD Volunteer Team has made multiple
visits to elderly centres to raise the awareness of the elderly to
prevent fraud. Recently, the Volunteer Team made home visits to
elderly couples and elders who lived alone, and also helped prepare
meal boxes for the needy. The Team donated anti-epidemic medical
supplies to various social welfare organisations during the COVID-19
pandemic.
Please click here
for the Privacy
Commissioner’s presentation deck (Chinese only).
Privacy
Commissioner’s Office Volunteer Team organised a fraud prevention
Christmas gathering for around 200 elders.
The Privacy
Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, shared six tips to prevent fraud
and reminded the elderly to stay vigilant.
Artiste Mr LUK Ho-
ming hosted a quiz session with prizes.
The Privacy
Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling (1st from the left), presented
prizes to winners of lucky draw.
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms
Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, and members of the Volunteer Team distributed
Christmas gift bags to the elderly.
-End-