Hong Kong: The latest Unisys Security Index TM for Hong Kong shows more than half the population hold serious concerns about their personal safety.
“We are now seeing a trend of increasing levels of overall concern held by residents of Hong Kong”, said David Fu, Vice President and General Manager, Unisys, Greater China.
The May 2008 Unisys Security Index for Hong Kong has recorded a result of 189, an increase of 5 points sparked largely by higher levels of concern about national and internet security.
Since August 2007, the Unisys Security Index has risen 10 points.
The Index has also revealed high levels of concern about personal safety with 9 out of 10 Hong Kong residents expressing concern about their personal safety over the next 6 months. Around 6 in 10 say they are extremely or very concerned about this issue.
"This is an extremely important survey with, once again, a rather surprising result in respect of Hong Kong. It requires careful consideration as to the reasons, and deliberation on appropriate actions”, said David Eldon, a well known Hong Kong business personality and non-executive member of the Unisys Advisory Board.
The results for the individual indices compared to the previous index are as follows:
§ National Security – 183 up 7 points
§ Financial Security – 217 up 3 points
§ Internet Security – 142 up 8 points
§ Personal security – 214 up 4 points
“Identity Theft and Financial Fraud related matters again dominate the top 3 issues of concern for Hong Kong residents”, said David Fu, Unisys.
1. 87% of Hong Kong residents are extremely or very concerned about other people obtaining or using their credit or debit card details
2. 87% of people say that they are extremely or very concerned about unauthorized access to or misuse of personal information, unchanged from last survey.
3. 77% of people are extremely or very concerned about the prospect of a health epidemic
The Unisys Security Index provides a unique insight into the attitudes of Hong Kong residents on a wide range of security related issues.
Organisations and governments today confront potential security threats that didn’t exist a decade ago, or, if they did, were not seen as such a pressing concern. These security threats are global and their effects impact individuals on a daily basis. Unisys approach to security goes beyond ‘bits and bytes’ recognising that there are a broad set of political, economic and consumer forces that impact the security ‘ecosystem’
For full details of all results of the Unisys Security Index for Hong Kong, please go to www.unisyssecurityindex.com.hk
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