300 Public Order
In seeking continuous improvement in tackling domestic violence, the Police implemented a 'Victim Management Workflow' in 2008 to strengthen the support and safety assurance to victims of domestic violence cases, and to enhance communication and collaboration with the Social Welfare Department and non- governmental organisations.
In addition, the Police upgraded the Central Domestic Violence Database with enhanced functionality, accessibility and data searching and storage capability to allow officers to obtain more thorough background information on the parties. involved for risk assessment and initial case investigation.
Commercial Crime
To maintain a safe and stable business environment in Hong Kong, the Commercial Crime Bureau continued to implement a structured intelligence-based approach in its investigations into syndicated and serious frauds, counterfeit and forgery cases, and technology crimes.
In 2008, the number of reported cases of serious fraud, counterfeit currency, forgery and technology crimes remained stable.
Offences perpetrated by street deception gangs continued to fall. This was attributable to proactive targeting of syndicated criminals during intelligence-led operations, which resulted in the successful neutralisation of six street deception. syndicates. Furthermore, publicity campaigns to raise public awareness of street deceptions continued throughout the year.
Lottery frauds, particularly those targeting overseas Chinese, increased. The Police neutralised 12 fraud syndicates in 2008, with 34 people arrested for lottery scams involving some $39 million.
The Commercial Crime Bureau seized 3 156 counterfeit Hong Kong banknotes and 645 counterfeit payment cards in Hong Kong in 2008. This represents a decrease of 39 per cent and 3 per cent respectively when compared with 2007.
Technology Crime
The Police received a total of 791 reports of technology crimes in 2008 and the associated total monetary loss was about $23.99 million.
In collaboration with the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Co-ordination Centre and the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, the Police Force has run an annual 'Clean PC Day' campaign since 2005 to promote information and communication technology security and 'cyber' ethics.
On the enforcement side, the Police Force established a Technology Crime Steering Group for strategic planning as well as the setting of objectives at the policy level. At the implementation level, various specialised teams under the Technology Crime Division are responsible for countering advanced cyber crime threats and providing computer forensic services.
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