Hong Kong's Hospital Authority will use standard prefixes (18285 and 18286) for its phone numbers to help the public easily identify official calls and avoid confusion with scammers. Unified caller IDs will be implemented starting next week.

Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority will begin using standard prefixes for telephone numbers to make it easier for people to recognise its calls rather than avoiding them due to scammers and advertisers. Starting next Tuesday, all phone calls made by the authority, which oversees public medical facilities, will display a unified caller ID number beginning with 18285 or 18286. Each authority unit will be assigned a seven-digit number from 1828 500 to 1828 599 or from 1828 600 to 1828 699. An authority...