AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoHong Kong Politics & Courts: Pro-democracy activist Wu Chi-wai has been granted permission to stay in the UK as a visitor for six months, his lawyer said, after years in Hong Kong prison tied to the 2021 national security crackdown. Local Law & Order: Police arrested a mainland man who allegedly scammed a gambler out of 26,000 yuan using “hell banknotes” (joss paper) instead of real cash, seizing 963 such notes. Cross-border Enforcement: Gongbei Customs said it seized 85 crested geckos at the HZMB checkpoint on July 1, warning that bringing alien species into the mainland without authorisation is illegal. Public Safety & Health: Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund system is adding real-time facial verification for most online retirement withdrawals via the eMPF platform, using iAM Smart step-up checks plus a live scan. Tech & Society: A watchdog report says Meta approved thousands of ads on Facebook and Instagram for AI “nudify” apps that digitally undress women, traced to a China-linked advertising partner. Business & Markets: Hong Kong-linked crypto exchange HashKey is merging regional exchanges into one platform, aiming to expand further.
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