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Written by: Huang Yongyu
2021-04-25 16:15
Last update date: 2021-04-25 16:15
A spokesperson for the Hospital Authority today (25th) urged the public to be careful of forging calls made by the Hospital Authority and instructed the public to go for quarantine through recording.
The Hospital Authority reiterated that it will not contact the public for isolation through recorded calls.
A spokesperson for the Authority clarified today that the public will not be contacted for quarantine through the answering phone, nor will it be requested to provide any sensitive personal information during the answering phone.
The HA has reported the incident to the police.
The spokesman again reminded the public that if they receive a suspected false call, they must not follow any instructions on the call and report to the police.
A spokesman for the Hospital Authority clarified today that the public will not be contacted for isolation through an answering phone.
(Data Picture / Photo by Yu Junliang)
The Department of Health also issued an appeal earlier to remind the public to beware of fake phone calls and e-mails, stating that they have received enquiries from many citizens recently, stating that they received the same call from the caller ID (+852 2961 8989) and the Department of Health’s enquiry hotline (2961 8989). And I received an email from the sender claiming to be "dh.gov.hk", whose name is similar to the enquiry email of the Department of Health (enquiries@dh.gov.hk). The Department has reported the above incident to the police.
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