Carrie Lam 'concerned' doxxing fuels disharmony

The Chief Executive's personal information has been published online before. Photo: RTHK

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Sunday expressed worries over the act of doxxing, after her personal information was published in online messaging groups.



But she said on her Facebook page she was not concerned about her own privacy leak, given that her personal information had already been made public before. Rather, she expressed concern over the impact of such acts.



Lam said over the past several months, government officials, police officers and people who hold opposing views had been targeted, and had their personal information published online - and even that of their families and children.



She said the aim of such acts was to eliminate opposing voices, but the whole of society was the one to suffer. She called for vigilance, asking people not to let emotions cloud their judgement.