On 1 June 2021, the Hong Kong Government announced that it will enact the Telecommunications (Registration of SIM Cards) Regulation (Regulation) to implement the Real-name Registration Programme for ...

Hong Kong police arrested four people for allegedly using falsified identity documents to register over 7,300 SIM cards to facilitate social media scams, The South China Morning Post reports. The ...

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance dismissed an application for judicial review on Friday to challenge the real-name registration regime for SIM card users. The court held that the regime is not ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong is canvassing public opinion over a real-name registration system for mobile phone SIM cards, in a bid to fight crime in the Chinese-ruled city, it said on Friday, a ...

The Hong Kong government kickstarted on January 29 a public consultation on a legislation proposal that would make real-name registration of mobile SIM cards mandatory. Hong Kong's Under-Secretary for ...

Hong Kong authorities deactivated more than 1 million SIM cards in the past year after their owners failed to complete real-name registration, an enforcement action labelled as effective in reducing ...

HONG KONG, June 1 (Reuters) - Hong Kong plans to introduce a real-name registration system for mobile phone pre-paid SIM cards in September in a bid to fight crime in the financial hub, the government ...