Hong Kong ex-manager charged over unauthorised access to confidential files at regulator

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1. Sun, 16 August 2026

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   • South China Morning Post11:29first to report
     Hong Kong ex-manager charged over unauthorised access to confidential files at regulator

     Hong Kong’s corruption watchdog has charged a former manager at a financial regulator with unauthorised access to its internal computer system to view confidential case files and licensee data. Tong Ka-lei, 39, who previously worked in the enforcement division of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), faces 12 counts of obtaining access to a computer with a view to dishonest gain for herself or another, in breach of the Crimes Ordinance. She is scheduled to appear at Eastern Court on...

2. Wed, 19 August 2026

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   • South China Morning Post12:29
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     • scmp.com19 Aug, 12:29their copy