Cross-border crime syndicates are becoming increasingly sophisticated, taking advantage of technological developments to enable them to perpetrate offences ranging from hacking attacks to scams. The meetings, on the sidelines of the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, were timely, with Hong Kong due to host Interpol’s General Assembly next year. Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea are among its 11 members. The first joint operation saw Hong Kong and six other Asian jurisdictions recover HK$157 million (US$20.2 million) in online scam proceeds and make over 1,800 arrests. During the operation, Hong Kong bank accounts were quickly frozen at Singapore’s request, ensuring funds were recovered.