Hong Kong Police Honors 64 Winners at Cyber Security Professional Awards 2025 Ceremony

2026-01-30 18:47 Last Updated At：19:23

HKPF holds Cyber Security Professional Awards 2025 presentation ceremony

The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) organised theCyber Security Professional Awards (CSPA) 2025presentation ceremony today (January 30), with a total of 64 winners and 19 organisations commended for their outstanding achievements in cyber security.

Click to Gallery

HKPF holds Cyber Security Professional Awards 2025 presentation ceremony Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

More Images

HKPF holds Cyber Security Professional Awards 2025 presentation ceremony Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Speaking at the ceremony, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Chow Yat-ming, stated that with the rapid development of technology, cyber security is no longer merely an information technology issue, but a matter that directly affects social operations, economic development, and even national security. A stable, reliable, and highly resilient cyber security environment is essential to support the sustainable development of innovation and technology, smart cities, and the digital economy. Cyber security professionals are a vital force in helping Hong Kong advance steadily in this critical area.

Mr Chow added that this year marks the fifth CSPA presentation ceremony since its launch in 2016. The scheme has consistently maintained a strong commitment to excellence, bringing together experts from different industries to share experience, exchange knowledge, and strengthen cross-sector collaboration. It has helped raise Hong Kong’s overall cyber defense capability and professional standards. He expressed gratitude for the support and recognition the scheme has received from all sectors, and stressed that with continued collaboration among the Government, the industry, and professional community, Hong Kong’s cyber security development will continue to make solid progress.

The CSPA 2025 is led by the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau of the HKPF, with the Government Computer Emergency Response Team Hong Kong of the Digital Policy Office and the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre of the Hong Kong Productivity Council as co-organisers. This year’s response was overwhelming, setting a new record with 219 nominations received from 140 organisations. Following assessment, 64 individual awards were presented to winners from various professional sectors, in recognition of their outstanding performance and continued contributions to cyber security.

In addition to individual awards, the CSPA 2025 also introduced four organisationaward categories, with a total of 19 organisation awards presented. These included the Cyber Security Core Partner Award, Cyber Defence Strategy Collaboration Award, Cyber Security Excellence Contribution Award, and Cyber Security International Contribution Award, which commend organisations for their sustained commitment and tangible achievements in supporting lawenforcement agencies, promoting publicprivate collaboration, fostering crosssector and crossregional co-operation, and strengthening the overall resilience of Hong Kong’s cyber security defences.

The inauguration ceremony of the secondterm Cyber Security Action Task Force was also held today. First established in 2024 and led by the HKPF, the Task Force expanded its membership this year, bringing together a total of 12 leading local and international cyber security organisations. The newterm Task Force will engage in swifter and deeper intelligence exchange and professional collaboration, alongside providing training, publicity collaboration and cyber security services. It will continually enhance Hong Kong’s joint defence capability against cyber threats and translate co-operative outcomes into greater overall cyber security resilience.

Officiating guests also included the Under Secretary for Security, Mr Michael Cheuk; the Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Ms Lillian Cheong; the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Mr Yip Wan-lung; the Deputy Commissioner (Digital Infrastructure) of the Digital Policy Office, Mr Daniel Cheung; the Commissioner of Critical Infrastructure (Computer-system Security) of the Security Bureau, Mr Francis Chan; and the Chief Digital Officer of the Hong Kong Productivity Council, Mr Edmond Lai.

Secretary Sun Confident in Smooth Launch of $2 Flat Rate Transport Discount for Elderly

Remarks by SLW at media session (with photos/video)

The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, met the media today (April 3), after observing the implementation of the "$2 flat rate or 80 per cent discount" on the first day at Tiu Keng Leng Station Public Transport Interchange. Following are Mr Sun's remarks at the media session:

Reporter: How do you evaluate the first-day roll-out of the scheme, and how do you address the fact that some elderly are not comprehensively understanding the whole implementation?

Secretary for Labour and Welfare: Today, 3rd of April, is the date when the "$2 flat rate or 80 per cent discount" is officially launched. For minibuses and for buses, the launch time was midnight today. For the MTR, it started from its first train which departed the terminal at 5.30am this morning.

So far, based on our territory-wide promotion, and also my own personal contact with the elderly through my visit to Wong Tai Sin including a public market and a restaurant, most of them are familiar with the operation of the "$2 flat rate or 80 per cent discount". They know the operation is very straightforward, for any fare that is at $10 or below, they still just need to pay $2. For fare that is over $10, the elderly just bare 20 per cent of the cost, and the rest of the fare will be borne by the Government. I gave them an example, for a bus fare that charges an adult for $15, the elderly people with JoyYou card would only have to pay $3, i.e. 20 per cent of the fare.

So, apart from today, we are also going to step up our promotion through television, radio and posters which have been posted all around Hong Kong. Also, as you can see, in 75 spots in Hong Kong, we are stationing the ambassadors for a total of three weeks. They are in the spots to help answer questions about the "$2 flat rate or 80 per cent discount". Apart from that, we have had the support of district councillors, Care Team members, and also staff of our welfare NGOs (non-governmental organisations). They are using their own ways to explain the operation of the "$2 flat rate or 80 per cent discount". We are pretty confident that the scheme is now being launched smoothly, and for those who will be using the new arrangement, they know about the operation.

Thank you very much.

(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the remarks.)

Hong Kong Police Honors 64 Winners at Cyber Security Professional Awards 2025 Ceremony

HK