LCQ12: Combating ticket scalping

Following is a question by Revd Canon the Hon Peter Douglas Koon and a written reply by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, in the Legislative Council today (November 4): Question: It has been reported that a large number of fans were unable to purchase tickets through official channels for a concert to be held in Hong Kong in November 2026 by a South Korean male group, and subsequently ticket scalpers even marked up ticket prices to three times or more of the original price. There are views that ticket scalping activities not only undermine the rights and interests of consumers, but also deal a blow to Hong Kong's international image as an events capital. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council: (1) of the total number of complaints or reports received by the Police and other law enforcement departments about the scalping of concert tickets in the past three years, as well as the respective numbers of cases involving arrest, prosecution and successful conviction for suspected ticket scalping; regarding the use of bots to purchase tickets online and their illegal resale on social media and second-hand platforms by ticket scalpers, th

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