Hong Kong's Social Welfare Department on August 4 alerted the public to fraudulent elderly health insurance advertisements on a social media platform. The advertisements falsely claim that the department has been providing health insurance subsidies to elders aged 50 or above since July this year.

The department clarified that it has not provided such subsidies and did not place the advertisements in question. It said the case has been reported to the Police.

People who have clicked unknown hyperlinks in the advertisements or provided personal information to a suspicious website should contact the Police, the department said. Enquiries can be directed to its hotline at 2343 2255.