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Key News of Wednesday, September 13, 2023: Cyberport Data Breach, Korean Anchor Assaulted, Unauthorized Construction on Red Shan Peninsula, National Security Search, Apple Autumn Conference, Night Market Economy, Huawei vs. iPhone 15, China Life Chairman Sentenced to Death, Law Shu-pui’s Fan Identity, Leehom Wang Controversy.

morning! Today is Wednesday, September 13, 2023. The Hong Kong Observatory predicts that it will be mostly cloudy in Hong Kong today, with a few showers, and sometimes heavy rainfall and thunderstorms in some areas. There are brief periods of sunshine during the day, and the maximum temperature is about 30 degrees. Moderate east to southeast wind blowing.

Cyberport’s computer system was allegedly invaded by the hacker group Trigona last month and stole 400GB of data, demanding a “ransom” of US$300,000. Yesterday, a user pointed out on social media that Trigona had “disclosed” the personal information obtained from the Cyberport system on the dark web, and posted multiple blurred screenshots of suspected Hong Kong ID cards for download. Cyberport said that after discovering that its systems had been compromised in mid-August, it immediately took steps to mitigate any potential impact, and the investigation revealed that the leaked data involved the information of employees, former employees and job applicants, as well as a small amount of credit card information.

A Korean female anchor who traveled to Hong Kong alone was first asked about the tram schedule by an Indian man while waiting for a bus in the streets of Central during a Twitch live broadcast late at night. Later, she continued to be pestered and harassed, and followed her into Hong Kong. Railway Central Station and being indecent. The police said that they arrested a 46-year-old Indian man in Kennedy Town yesterday morning on suspicion of “indecent assault” and “conduct contrary to public decency.”

Regarding the issue of unauthorized construction on the Red Shan Peninsula, a newspaper reviewed the information and found that a total of at least 24 detached houses were suspected of being “out of bounds” and occupying government land. It was reported that unauthorized construction was common in seaside units on the Red Shan Peninsula, and it is estimated that about half of the units involved Crown land. Unauthorized construction. House No. 74, which had previously been denied entry by Buildings Department personnel, was inspected yesterday by Buildings Department personnel. However, during the process, the owner refused to allow the personnel to enter the area where unauthorized construction was suspected. There were also workers in House No. 70, which was involved in unauthorized construction. construction. Today the Buildings Department will apply to the court for a warrant to enter House No. 74.

“Yahoo News” received news that officers from the National Security Department launched an operation yesterday (12th) and went to the residence of Xu Zhifeng’s father-in-law, mother-in-law and uncle in Yuen Long and brought the three people back to the police station to investigate whether they had any form of involvement with Xu Zhifeng. Contact or monetary transactions. The three were taken to Castle Peak and Yuen Long Police Stations respectively for investigation. When Xu Zhifeng’s father-in-law left the Castle Peak Police Station in Tuen Mun, he did not speak.

【Today’s key news】

am730: Data stolen by Cyberport hackers has been leaked involving employees and a small amount of credit card information.

am730: A Korean female anchor was allegedly raped and molested in Central. Many people reported the matter to the police and detained an Indian man.

Oriental Daily: Violations are common in Hongshan Peninsula. Half of the seaside houses have unauthorized construction.

Yahoo News: National Security Search|Police took away Xu Zhifeng’s parents-in-law and uncle to investigate his father-in-law’s departure from Qingshan Police Station in the afternoon

Data stolen by Cyberport hackers has leaked involving employees and a small amount of credit card information

A Korean female anchor was suspected of being raped and molested in Central. Many people reported the matter to the police and detained an Indian man.

Violations are common in Red Shan Peninsula. Half of the seaside houses have unauthorized construction.

National Security Search|Police took away Xu Zhifeng’s parents-in-law and uncle to investigate his father-in-law’s departure from Qingshan Police Station in the afternoon

Apple held its autumn conference at 1 a.m. local time and launched the iPhone 15 series as expected. The camera function of the flagship iPhone 15 Pro Max has been improved, from the 3x optical zoom of the previous generation to the current 5x optical zoom, and it has also been replaced with a USB-C plug. Series 15 pre-orders start on Friday the 15th. In addition, Apple also launched Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2.

[Apple Autumn Conference]

Yahoo Tech: Apple iPhone 15 new product overview|New features, design, pricing, launch information

Yahoo Tech: iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max debut: “Titanium” light body with 3nm chip and 5x camera

Yahoo Tech: Apple Watch Ultra 2 gets S9 chip and brighter screen, priced at HK$6,399

Yahoo Tech: Apple Watch Series 9 uses the new S9 chip and can use Siri without connecting to an iPhone

iPhone 15 Pro

Apple Watch Ultra 2 gets S9 chip and brighter screen, priced at HK$6,399

In terms of finance and economics, the government plans to promote the development of the “night economy”. The Hong Kong Department Store and Commercial Employees Association released the “Night Market Economy Questionnaire Report”. Nearly 70% of the respondents expressed support for the establishment of night markets in Hong Kong. The association summarized the opinions of members and believed that night markets would help To attract locals or overseas tourists, it is recommended to set up long-term markets, as well as organize short-term special themed markets near sports events, programs and other event venues.

Apple held its autumn conference, and the iPhone 15, which many Apple fans have been waiting for, was officially launched. Huawei Mate 60 Pro, which was the first to arrive two weeks ago, had a price of over 10,000 yuan, but with the launch of the new iPhone, Huawei was also affected and fell accordingly. In fact, the mainland has already taken measures to ban government personnel from using iPhones. The Hong Kong government may follow up immediately to assist domestic brands such as Huawei.

Wang Bin, former Party Secretary and Chairman of China Life Group, the parent company of China Life (02628), was accused of accepting bribes of more than 300 million yuan (RMB, the same below) and concealing more than 56 million yuan of overseas deposits. The case was announced yesterday at the Jinan City Intermediate Court in Shandong Province The People’s Court pronounced the verdict in the first instance and ruled that Wang Bin was guilty and sentenced to death with a two-year suspended sentence. He was deprived of political rights for life and confiscated all his personal property. When the suspended execution period of the death penalty expired and was reduced to life imprisonment, it became life imprisonment without any right. Commutation or parole.

[Today’s key financial news]

Hong Kong Economic Journal: 70% of department store union members support the establishment of night markets Survey: long-term food markets are most popular

Yahoo Finance: iPhone 15 turned out to be a surprise, should the Hong Kong government ban Huawei?

Economic News: Former China Life Chairman Wang Bin was sentenced to death with a suspended sentence for accepting bribes totaling RMB 325 million and concealing deposits of RMB 56.42 million in Hong Kong.

70% of department store union members support night markets survey: long-term food markets are most popular

Should the Hong Kong government ban iPhone 15 and assist Huawei?

Wang Bin, former chairman of China Life, was sentenced to death with a suspended sentence for accepting bribes totaling RMB 325 million and concealing deposits of RMB 56.42 million in Hong Kong.

In terms of entertainment, Law Shu-pui, the former Director of Transport and promoted to the Permanent Secretary of the Housing Bureau last month, appeared on a radio program earlier and stated that she was a fan of Ian Chan, a member of the boy band MIRROR, and even called herself “Hellosss”. Ian was filming a show at the airport last Saturday, and in the video uploaded to Chen Zhuoxian’s fans’ Instagram, he discovered a fan who seemed to be Luo Shupei. In response to an inquiry from Yahoo News, the Housing Department stated that it was confirmed that Luo Shupei participated in the event.

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Taiwanese singer Leehom Wang held a concert. A speech he made at the beginning of the concert was allegedly taken out of context by outsiders. The rumors were spread by false rumors, which led to a fierce criticism from singer Jenny Tseng. The organizer of the concert urgently issued a statement to clarify the situation and cool down the incident.

[Today’s key entertainment news]

Yahoo Entertainment Circle: Permanent Secretary Law Shupei attended Ian’s event at the airport with a star-struck following and a smile on her face, followed closely by the Housing Department: Off-time activities

Oriental Daily: The organizer rushed to pounce on Wang Leehom’s “traffic theory” but became a target. Jenny Tseng criticized: I don’t know what it means.

Permanent Secretary Law Shupei attended Ian’s event with a smile on her face as a star chaser at the airport, followed closely by the Housing Department: off-time activities

The organizer rushed to fight Wang Leehom’s “traffic theory” and became a target. Jenny Jing criticized: I don’t know what it means.

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