But that’s not the case in Hong Kong. Lee, an office worker in her early 30s, cannot get her money back. This is because she authorised the payment, even though it went to a scammer’s account.

John Lee waves to people after winning the election of the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Hong Kong, May 8, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] The State Council has ...

John Lee Ka-chiu(center), chief executive-elect of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, attends a news conference in Hong Kong on May 8, 2022, after winning the election by securing over 99 ...