British media: multinational enterprises to beware of Hong Kong employees for business

(Hong Kong Comprehensive News) According to British media reports, due to risk concerns, many world -class consulting companies are asking employees to use disposable mobile phones when they visit Hong Kong.

Financial Times Tuesday (November 28) quoted a number of people familiar with the matter, and Deloitte and KPMG suggested that some US executives use prepaid mobile phones in Hong Kong and work unconventional mobile phones.Similarly, some McKinsey consultants also carried separate mobile phones when they went to Hong Kong.

A executive said that even for those who have not participated in sensitive projects, these regulations are still applicable.He pointed out that some senior employees were hesitant to go to Hong Kong due to inconvenience.

Relevant sources revealed that although these regulations have been implemented for more than a year, because of the previous strict epidemic prevention regulations in Hong Kong, few senior executives went to the local area, so they did not attract greater attention until recently.

These companies have not explained the reasons, and some managers said they were worried about hacking and customer data risks.

Deloitte, KPMV and McKinsey refused to comment on this.Pwi Yongdao said there was no such regulations.An Yong did not make a positive response, but an executive said that they did not know that the company had such a policy.

Hong Kong is the headquarters of the Asia -Pacific region of many multinational companies.It is reported that in recent years, more and more companies have begun to require employees to adopt similar practices when they go to Hong Kong, and there are precedents such as aerospace and semiconductor industries.

Taiwan Economic Daily pointed out that with the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law and the newly revised anti -spy law, coupled with the Hong Kong government emphasized that it will complete the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law in 2024, the operation of international enterprises in China will face increasingly heavier in China.pressure.