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Regional summit tackles cybercrime

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Hong Kong is to host Asia's first cybercrime summit as the region attempts to effectively police the Internet.

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Organised by Hong Kong University's Centre for Criminology, the summit will bring together top law enforcers, academics, policy-makers and the private sector.

The two-day event in April has attracted sponsors such as Microsoft and Visa.

Most Asian countries - including China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Australia, Singapore and Vietnam - will be represented.

The summit comes as nations around the region try to tackle cybercrime either through existing laws, or through new laws drafted for the Internet age.

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One of the major topics will be Hong Kong's response to cybercrime, in particular the recent report from the interdepartmental working group on computer-related crime.

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