Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB) has been working closely with strategic partners for its missions, including the Securities and Futures Commission and local bankers.

The Investor Education Centre (IEC) of the Commission officially launched the Hong Kong Strategy for Financial Literacy (HKSFL) on November 27. As CCB is one of the 40 supporting units, CCB Chief Superintendent Wong Ying-wai attended the launching ceremony with Chief Inspectors Jackie Tam and Brian Tang.

The IEC has developed the HKSFL and provided a practical framework for the government, finance, education and welfare sectors to raise the financial literacy of the public. The strategy would also raise public vigilance in investment, subsequently reducing the risk of falling preys to scams.

CCB briefs bankers

At the invitation of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), CCB Chief Inspector (CIP) Tsang Chun-kit gave talks to bankers at the Annual HKMA Anti-money Laundering Seminar on November 3 and 5.

A total of 550 bankers attended the seminar, with the majority of them being senior management staff in the fields of compliance, fraud investigation or anti-money laundering. CIP Tsang briefed the audiences on the latest trend of fraud-related money laundering activities, the typologies of stooge bank accounts used in major fraud cases as well as the Force's initiatives to tackle money laundering activities.

The seminar strengthened the co-operation among law enforcement agencies, regulators and banking sector in combating money laundering.